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What Does it Meant to Rebel? (Ancient) Resistance to Imperial Violence

2025/1/21
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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
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Liv: 我认为希腊神话中的女性角色，例如欧罗巴和塞梅勒，常常被用来象征所有那些并非自由希腊男性的个体。这些神话故事并非仅仅讲述个体人物的遭遇，而是反映了当时社会整体的状况，体现了权力和压迫的本质。欧罗巴的故事不仅仅是一个性侵犯的故事，也反映了西方世界掠夺其他文化并将其据为己有的历史，象征着西方世界征服的欲望和对其他文化的掠夺。雅典的民主制度并非真正意义上的“人民统治”，因为它排除了奴隶和妇女的参与。在古代雅典，只有特定的一小部分男性公民才能参与政治决策，奴隶和妇女被排除在外，即使在古代雅典的“民主”制度下，只有符合特定条件的男性才能被视为公民并拥有投票权。现代西方民主制度也存在着类似的问题，许多人被剥夺了投票权或政治参与权。雅典对梅洛斯的侵略并非出于正当理由，而是为了扩张其帝国势力，其所谓的“民主”只是掩盖其侵略野心的工具。雅典的侵略行为暴露了其帝国主义的本质，其对梅洛斯的侵略是一场毫无理由的屠杀，体现了帝国主义的残暴。梅洛斯人民反抗雅典的侵略，最终遭到残酷的镇压，雅典的侵略行为是伪装成谈判的暴力行为，其目的是为了征服梅洛斯。梅洛斯人民的反抗被雅典视为恐怖主义，并以此为借口进行大规模屠杀。雅典对梅洛斯的侵略是一场种族灭绝，其目的是为了镇压反抗。只有在事后，那些反抗帝国主义压迫的人们才能被称之为反抗者或革命者。研究古代雅典的殖民行为有助于理解现代殖民主义的暴力和后果。垂死的帝国比繁荣的帝国更危险，它们会采取更暴力的行动来维持其统治。

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Revisiting the story of Europa of Tyre alongside the true story of the siege of Milos. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions) and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby) CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Hesiod's Catalogue of Women, translated by HG Evelyn-White; Nonnus' Dionysiaca translated by WHD Rouse; Reading from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, translated by Richard Crawley).

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