The Athenians Withdrew From the Conference

The Athenian response to this is to put the city to siege and Thucydides records that the millions are no match for the Athenians. The Millions left themselves came to a decision corresponding with what they had maintained in the discussion and answered quote our resolution Athenians is the same as it was at first we will not in a moment deprive of freedom a city that has been inhabited these 700 years but we put our trust in the fortune by which gods have preserved it until now. Meanwhile we invite you to allow us to be friends to you and foes to neither party and to retire from our country after making such a tree as shall seem fit to us both end quote.