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Funeral Oration.
The famous Funeral Oration was delivered by the Athenian statesman Pericles. This speech was given during the Peloponnesian War to honor the fallen soldiers of Athens and is celebrated for its eloquent expression of democratic ideals and civic duty. Pericles emphasized the importance of patriotism and the values of the Athenian democracy in his address. The speech is often cited as a classic example of rhetoric in Western literature.
Athens taught all of Greece by its example
Pericles speech was called the Funeral Oration. He have this speech to honor Athenians who had died in the Peloponnesian War. It was the custom for the state to provide public burial for the war dead and to choose a man of "approved wisdom and eminent reputation" to give the eulogy.
Pericles' funeral oration and Demosthenes' Philippics are famous pieces of oratory. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is another example of a famous speech.
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Speech given at a funeral.
The other words that can be used for funeral speech include eulogy, paean and encomium.
Five examples of famous short orations include the Gettysburg Address, Pericles' Funeral Oration, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream", President Barak Obama's Inaugural speech, and Charles Ogle's speech called "Gold Spoon Oration.
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Pericles wrote the speech as a sort of standard Eulogy for war heroes who died in the defense of (Greek) Democracy. It opens: Our form of government... In some ways it can be compared to the Gettysburg Address of Lincoln. It was performed by Pericles, NOT a memorial address for him, posthumously, your question seems ambivalent. Pericles was the Governor of Athens so ceremonial speech-writing fell to his hand.