Pericles' Funeral Oration

Pericles is a fearless leader. The dictionary defines a leader as a person who leads. A leader also is a guiding or directing head, as of an army or political group. Pericles successfully lead a military, built a a democracy, and built many cultural projects. With all of his successes, 446 to 429 BC, have been called the Age of Pericles. Pericles was born in 495 BC in Athens and lived until he passed in 429 BC because of the plague. In 461, he ruled Athens until the day he died. According to…

Hunter Scheerbaum Unlike most ancient civilizations, Greeks and Romans expanded their empires successfully through their military powers. Even though military power was what brought these two civilizations to existence, that power later brought them to turmoil and down fall. Greek people thought that they were the superior empire because of there military. Military success became an issue when relationships were started through military power. Athens was in control of international trade and…

During, 431 B.C. to 404 B.C. an ancient Greek war was fought by Athenians who went against the Peloponnesian League. This league was led by Sparta. In “Culture and Values it states Athenians were pioneers in drama and historiography, town planning and medicine, painting, sculpture, mathematics and government. Their contributions to the development of western culture became the foundation for later achievements, achievements which endured. Including, their importance and exceptionality is…

Pericles, Athenian statesman of the 5th century B.C., whose name is closely associated with the great age of Athenian democracy and culture, the Athenian Empire, and the Peloponnesian War. He was born about 495 B.C., son of Xanthippus, a well-known political figure during the period of the Persian Wars, and Agariste, of the Alcmeonid family, one of the most prominent in Athens. Although little is known of his youth, two men seem to have played an important role in his education: Damon,…

Pericles was an influential greek statesman, public speaker, and general of athens during the golden age. Pericles as a child was very quiet and introverted and devoted most of his time to his studies . He also received an exceptional education in music from Damon and math in under theoretical physicist Zeno of Elea. Pericle’s Legacy also included many achievements. Pericles was an introvert and took his studies very seriously. He was born around 493 BC into a rich aristocratic family. Pericles…

The sculpture “Athena Battling Alkyoneos” relates to social context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles…

Thucydides describes different events that take place during the Peloponnesian War. Keeping the chronology in mind, he gives us each and every detail of the war that he also lived through. Thucydides uses elaborative speeches throughout the text, Pericles’ eulogy being the best of them. While these elaborative speeches and debate are persuading and motivating, they also reflect the oral culture among the Greeks. Thucydides interpretation of the causes and events of the Peloponnesian War is…

The influence that Pericles had on Athens may have been because of his above-average intelligence and his excellent education.1 The important factors he played in Western- Civilization may include: His great oratory skills, his personal involvement with his country, key battles that took place, and the development of societal roles.2 Pericles was a dominant political figure during what may have been one of the most important periods of Athenian history.3 He was a leader, educated, and a…

The author of "First Oration Against Catiline" is Marcus Tullius Cicero, and his entire speech is directed at Lucius Sergius Catilina (known in the piece simply as Catiline). Cicero's orations are a response to Catiline's conspiracy to overthrow Rome, and Cicero is in strong disagreement with this plan. Thus, Cicero's motivation in delivering the oration is the drive to thwart Catiline's plot and prevent future conspiracies in this vein. Cicero's main point in the "First Oration Against…

day that we pass away. During these times of grief there is someone there to attempt to relieve some of the burden that comes with this loss, and that is where the funeral director comes in. The funeral director is the individual who is given the task of every aspect of the funeral, from the embalming to the burial. But the funeral director does more than just this, they are the individual who is responsible for helping the family cope with the loss, and they are given the task of helping to…