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This famous speech was given by the Athenian leader Pericles after the first battles of the Peloponnesian war.
Thucydides' Funeral Oration of Pericles, from "The History of the Peloponnesian War" ... The Funeral Oration of Pericles is from The Peloponnesian War of Thucycides, trans. David Grene,
In 431, shortly after the Peloponnesian War had broken out, Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration to commemorate those troops who had already fallen in battle.
Thucydides: The Funeral Oration of Pericles. ... In keeping with custom, Pericles, Athens' most respected statesman and general, a "man of approved wisdom and eminent reputation," is chosen to
Ed., Princeton U. Press, 1950, p.181. Quoting Pericles' famous funeral oration as reported by Thucydides:
In his introduction to Pericles' Funeral Oration, the historian Thucydides explains the time-honored practice of providing public funerals to Athenian soldiers killed in battle: "The dead are laid...
Beginning of the Peloponnesian War - First Invasion of Attica - Funeral Oration of Pericles; The war between the Athenians and Peloponnesians and the allies on either side now really begins.
History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides; translated by Richard Crawley ... Beginning of the Peloponnesian War - First Invasion of Attica - Funeral Oration of Pericles
The Funeral Speech of Pericles ... Chapter 35. In the first paragraph, Pericles distinguishes between his words and the actions of the dead soldiers he¹s celebrating. Which is more important,
on points from "The Funeral Oration" ; Encyclopedias and other reference tools can assist you in answering the background questions Where? When? Who?
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