Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

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 ...

The less literary and more historically realistic reason may have been simpler: soldiers fought because their masters required it of them. The novelty of this oration is that it provides an answer ...

Pericles Triumphant. ... It was during a commemoration speech for those who had already died that he made one of the most famous speeches of Ancient Greek history, called the Funeral Oration.

Pericles' famous funeral oration shows how civic pride and historical awareness point toward the common good. Christopher M. England Jan 27, 2021 12:01 AM ...

A noted orator, Pericles stated in his famous Funeral Oration that Athenian citizens regard “a man who takes no interest in public affairs not as a harmless, but a useless character.” 3:56 ...

When Pericles gave his oration in 431 BCE, a long smoldering civil war in the Mediterranean had only just burst into flames. It was not, admittedly, a war that pitted Athenian against Athenian ...

Modern audiences know Pericles best for the funeral oration he delivered in 431 BC, which acclaimed author Steven Pressfield suggests may have “marked the pinnacle of Athens’ Golden Age.” ...