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Critical Essay: Pericles’ Funeral Oration
November 27th, 2003
Tim Lucyk
In 410 B. ... Pericles delivered his memorable funeral oration honouring Athenian soldiers lost in battle1. ... The images painted in your mind when reading Pericles’ words are that of equality, freedom, beauty and order all in the lives of Athenians. However it is very difficult to draw parallels between Pericles’ funeral oration and the way the Melians were treated in 445 B. ...
For the first time ever membership of a particular class or background were not a factor in law, all were treated equally in the Athenian democracy as Pericles explains in the oration1.
Approximate Word count = 505 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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