Euripides was a Grecian play writer. One of his plays the Trojan women and it was more of a portrayal of a tragic situation. There are believed to be two reasons why Euripides wrote the play. One was to bring realization to the harsh way that the Athenians had Melos colonized. Another one was that he used it as a prophecy to shock Athens into her senses. The Trojan women tells of a story that takes place after the Trojan war where the women and children were made slaves to put it mildly. It tells how the Greek warriors murder Hectors son Astyanax so then the child one day will not grow up and avenge his father. It also mentions the brutalities of war and the way that the women were treated afterword during the capture.
In 415 B.C the Miloans who had wished to remain neutral in the Peloponnesian war was attacked. They lost to the Athenians, surrendering. Like Euripides tragedy all the men capable of bearing arms were murdered. All of the women and children were enslaved. The Athenians then brought into Melos 500 Athenians to colonize it. After that it became to be know as Milos and is formerly know as Milos today.
The Peloponnesian war happened between 431 B.C to about 404 B.C. One of the reasons it began was because of Sparta's growing fear of Athens increasing power. It is said that if Sparta wasn't so eager for war then the era of peace would of lasted a little longer. When a revolt against the Athenians by the Potidaea subject-ally, resulting in a constant drain against the military and the naval resources. Sparta then lept at the chance of war. The result was 27 years of war leaving the Spartans in control for a little while.
