Pericles' Funeral Oration:
Values

Quote of the Day:

"What I want to do is, in the first place, to discuss the spirit in which we faced our trials and also our constitution and the way of life [politeia] which has made us great" (Thuc. II.36).

Reading Assignment:

• Thucydides, "Pericles' Funeral Oration" (Origins anthology 4-13)
  • Yes, again

Writing Assignment:

• Make a conceptual map (also known as an "idea map" or a "cluster") showing what you think are important Athenian values, as expressed by Pericles in the Funeral Oration.
• If you don't know what a conceptual map is, I put an explanation and a sample on Blackboard.
   
• You may create your map either using a computer or with pen and paper.  You might try using a program called “Inspiration 7.6” that is designed for constructing conceptual maps; this program is loaded on the computers in the Ed. Lab (AC 114).

Terms:

Hellas; Hellenes
Pan-Hellenic
barbaroi; barbarians
politeia

Links:

• "Pericles' Funeral Oration," text from The Ancient History Sourcebook (a different translation from the one we're using)
• Dr J's Illustrated Pericles' Funeral Oration