Quote Originally Posted by Paltmull View Post
By the way, if what Diomede says about pella is true; that it is assaulted for the good of the alliance, then i PROPOSE that we ask Sparta to leave Pella neutral (type IV gov) after its conquest, as a gesture of good will. After all, that is what we did with Mytilene.
It's interesting how the Athenians expect the Spartans to sabotage themselves out of their own free will, and vice versa.

Mytilene remains neutral because the Alliance Army conquered it instead of the Athenian Army, not out of Athenian niceness.