Funeral Oration of Pericles

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The Funeral Oration of Pericles is a famous speech from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War that praises Athenian democracy and the virtues of its fallen soldiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funeral oration ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
speech ⓘ
associatedWith Golden Age of Athens ⓘ
linked to: Age of Pericles
audience Athenian citizens ⓘ
author Thucydides ⓘ
commemorates Athenian soldiers killed in battle ⓘ
comparedTo Gettysburg Address ⓘ
contrastsWith Spartan way of life ⓘ
describes Athenian constitution ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
emphasizes civic participation ⓘ
freedom and responsibility ⓘ
merit over birth in public life ⓘ
the glory of Athens ⓘ
genre epideictic oratory ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
historicalContext early years of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
public funeral for Athenian soldiers ⓘ
influenced later democratic rhetoric ⓘ
modern political speeches ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedInNarrative Athens ⓘ
mainTheme Athenian exceptionalism ⓘ
civic virtue ⓘ
commemoration of fallen soldiers ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
praise of Athenian democracy ⓘ
public service ⓘ
mentionsInstitution Athenian democracy ⓘ
partOf History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
praises Athenian cultural achievements ⓘ
Athenian laws ⓘ
Athenian military valor ⓘ
Athenian openness to foreigners ⓘ
Athenian political system ⓘ
preservedIn History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 ⓘ
purpose honor the war dead ⓘ
inspire the living citizens ⓘ
justify Athenian war effort ⓘ
rhetoricalType public funeral speech ⓘ
sourceWorkAuthor Thucydides ⓘ
speaker Pericles ⓘ
studiedIn classics ⓘ
history of political thought ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
rhetoric ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 5th century BC ⓘ
Peloponnesian War ⓘ

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Thucydides → hasPartInWork → Funeral Oration of Pericles ⓘ
History of the Peloponnesian War → contains → Pericles' Funeral Oration ⓘ
linked to: Funeral Oration of Pericles
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Athens) → hasInscriptionSource → Pericles’ Funeral Oration ⓘ
linked to: Funeral Oration of Pericles