He told the widows to end their grief, that the children of dead soldier would be cared for by the state, and that Athens would win the war which he had started (27 years later, it lost the war).
Its a famous quote from Pericles' Funeral Oration
The upper classes of Ancient Greeks studied, held feasts, wrote, attended theatrical productions, and engaged in public debates and oration. They led complex and multi-faceted lives.
This quote is from Pericles' Funeral Oration, c.490 BCE from Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War.TextLet me say that our system of government does not copy the institutions of our neighbours. It is more the case of our being a model to others, than of our imitating anyone else. Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possess. No one, so long as he has it in him to be of service to the state, is kept in political obscurity because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our relations with each other. We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we give him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still do hurt people's feelings. We are free and tolerant in our private lives; but in public affairs we keep the law. This is because it commands our deep respect.
1. He served in the army for a few months, but left to learn oration. 2. He held the office of quaestor in sicily at the age of 30 3. He was praetor at 40 4. He was consul at 42 5. He discovered the tomb of Archimedes while in sicily 6. He prosecuted the governor of sicily, verres 7. he joined the aristocratic party, which he previously opposed 8. He crushed the democratical conspiracy of Catiline with with cruelty, he had the principal conspirators executed without trial; an act which led to his own banishment. 9. He was not known to be a good politician; he was best known for his philosophical writings 10.He was killed by antony for criticizing him 11. His religion was called Theism, he was emancipated from legend and superstition 12.
AncientRome did not have a formal system of education. Children of humble background went to school until the age of 10-11. Teachers set up their own classes for a fee. They held theclasseswhere they could, including in the back of shops separated for the rest of the shop by just a curtain and in the street. Elementary classes were run by a teacher called litterator. Children learnt to read and write and basic maths. Children of people who could afford it went to better classes and continued on to the classes run by the grammaticus from the age of 9 to 12 until the age of 14-15. They improved their writing, learnt oration, expressive poetic reading and poetic analysis. Pupils were expected to have some knowledge of spoken and written Greek and classes were both in Latin andGreek.. A small number of children went on to study with the rhetor. They studied rhetoric. If were rich and you wanted to study further, you went to Greece to study philosophy. The children of very rich people had private tuition at home.
Pericles .
The purpose of the funeral oration is not only to respect the departed, but also to instill the citizens' national pride and a passion to fight for Athens.
pericles died when the plague swept throug Athens and lost 2 sons
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cause he DID
Funeral Oration.
deeply marked
A funeral oration is a speech given at a funeral. It usually gives a sundry of the persons good traits, his life history, his social standing and education and so on. It may also be called a eulogy (a word which comes from the Latin - speaking well (of the dead)).
The funeral oration was important to them because it not only honored their dead (as was tradition) but he praised democracy, praised Athens, and encouraged the Athenians to fight bravely for their city.
The funeral oration was important to them because it not only honored their dead (as was tradition) but he praised democracy, praised Athens, and encouraged the Athenians to fight bravely for their city.
17 years na siya dre?
Honourable.