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. Recorded, and probably ...

In classical Athens, a funeral speech was delivered for dead combatants almost every year, the most famous being that by Pericles in 430 BC ... It also undertakes a comparison of the funeral oration ...

After the dead had been buried in a public grave, one of the leading citizens, chosen by the city, would offer a suitable speech, and on this occasion Pericles was chosen. The Funeral Oration has ...

Pericles, in an attempt to win the hand of the daughter of King Antiochus, accepts a challenge from the king. He must answer a riddle to win her hand but if he fails, he will be put to death ...

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As a metic—a foreigner—who lived in Athens, she had some privileges but was not considered a full citizen ... on the Funeral Oration that Pericles is renowned for in Thucydides’ History ...

The unemployment rate began to rise over a year ago and is now at 4.3 percent— still low by historical standards, but almost a full percentage point above its level in early 2023. Most of that ...

The inaugural Disability Leadership Oration, by disability rights lawyer and advocate Natalie Wade, is a thought-provoking talk aimed at setting the agenda and sparking conversation on disability ...

Joe Biden had become a major headache for the Democrats after his dismal performance in the US Presidential Debate, which was one of the primary reasons of quitting the election ticket, endorsing ...