PERICLES’ FUNERAL ORATION PERICLES’ FUNERAL ORATION THUCYDIDES (c. 470–c. 400 BC) During a twenty-year exile from Athens which he incurred as the leader of a failed military campaign in 423‚ ucydides spent his time writing a history of the Peloponnesian War. In the first book of his History‚ he tells us about his method and purpose: Of the events of the war I have not ventured to speak from any chance information‚ nor according to any notion of my own; I have described nothing but what I either
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expulsion of the Alcmaeonidae family including Pericles and the retraction of the Megarian Decree‚ threatening war if the demands were not met. The obvious purpose of these proposals was the instigation of a confrontation between Pericles and the people; this event‚ indeed‚ would come about a few years later. At that time‚ the Athenians unhesitatingly followed Pericles’ instructions. In the first legendary oration Thucydides puts in his mouth‚ Pericles advised the Athenians not to yield to their opponents’
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well respected and honored by the city of Athens. After analyzing the speech Pericles gave‚ one can see that the Athenian men in the military were extremely courageous‚ which is how Athens became the leading empire in the Greek world. “…And when the moment for fighting came‚ they held it nobler to suffer death than to yield and save their lives…..”(Thucydides‚ The Funeral Oration of Pericles‚ 59.) As described by Pericles‚ the men of Athens did not worry about their own lives when they fought in
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states and since then we have takin ideas from great historians on how to continue its development. In class‚ we read different pieces from people like Pericles‚ Aristotle and Dahl from those we learned what they think makes a democracy work. Pericles was the leader of Athens from 460–429 B.C. He developed a democracy based on majority rule. In “Pericles Funeral Oration” he describes Athenian
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Although The Funeral Oration of Pericles was written around 431 B.C.E. in Athens‚ Greece and Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address was written in 2013 in the United States of America‚ they address many similar topics. A few of these topics consist of civic duty‚ world leadership and dedication. These similar topics can be seen many times throughout the two speeches even though the speeches were made for different reasons. Pericles’s speech eulogized the Athenian soldiers who died in the war against
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democracy was a form of government that was embraced by her people. The story of Athens and democracy would not be complete until Pericles is mentioned. This was due to his great changes and development he brought to Athens. Pericles was an important figure in the practice of direct democracy as a matter of fact‚ direct democracy was an important legacy that Pericles left in Athens. “Direct democracy is a form of government in which citizen rule directly and not through representatives” Roger‚ Linda
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eulogy delivered before the Athenians in 431-430 B.C during the Peloponnesian wars‚ Pericles states‚ “we are called a democracy‚ for the administration‚ is in the hands of many and not of the few.” In this quote‚ Pericles is communicating the idea that they are a democracy because the type of government that they have is special to them as well as very inclusive‚ unlike other governments at the time. The eulogy of Pericles should be considered accurate to a moderate extent because while on one hand‚ it
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The play Pericles‚ Prince of Tyre is arguably one of Shakespeare’s best plays. In this play Shakespeare displays two informative underlying themes. One of the themes that Shakespeare is trying to portray in this play is what goes around‚ comes around‚ and in the end good always triumphs over evil. Shakespeare also displays a belief in Gods‚ and how they control fate in peoples’ lives. This theme represents loyalty. If you are true to yourself‚ worship the Gods‚ they will oversee your life‚ and bless
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reading the Funeral Oration made by Pericles‚ son of Xanthippus and a Athenian General‚ I realized that he made some statements about Athens that did not seem quite right‚ in fact down right boastful in certain places. So I did some research and found a few other sources that wrote about that same speech to include my history textbook to see if what I was reading/thinking was correct. My objective with this essay is to show three instances of the speech that Pericles exaggerated or flat out lied in
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Abdulaziz Alrediny History (Core 102) 06 – 05 – 2012 Professor: M. Swanson Funeral Oration by Pericles In the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta‚ Pericles‚ Athens’ general and statesmen‚ delivered a powerfully comforting eulogy to the polis of Athens‚ assuring the people that their city state is in good hands‚ and easing the pain of all the families and relatives of the deceased. He uses several rhetorical devices throughout his speech to gain a positive
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