Pericles' Funeral Oration

As everyone knows, the Athenians place great emphasis on their warrior classes They think that warrior is a high level circle of society. The Athenians are also proud of Athena and its tradition. Athenian people think Athena is the best, no one will be better. The funeral speech is aimed at respecting corruption and maintaining the people's pride and enthusiasm for protecting the country. The speech was a tribute focusing on the outstanding performances of Athens and its predecessors.

Pellicle's funeral address sponsored the soldiers who died in the war, to commemorate the military performance of the Athenian government, and to distinguish the roles of men and women in Athens society. Pellicle 's speech was announced in 430 BC at the end of the first year of the war. Then he died in 429 BC one year later. The pellicle funeral speech was included in Thucydides' article entitled 'The Peloponnesus War History'. Pellicle gave several reasons for this funeral speech. The main objective of Pellicle's speech was to praise the victims of the Athens War.

In 431 BC, the first year of the Peloponnesos war ended. During the war, a funeral held every year to celebrate the dead Athenian people was held. Here, Pericles announced his "burial speech". (Pellicle, funeral speech, 431 BC) In his speech, the pellicle not only was able to respect the deceased but also motivated them by reminding the achievements of Athens' ancestors. In November 1863, the sacrifice of the Gettysburg National Cemetery sent an invitation to tell President Abraham Lincoln about an allied soldier killed in the battle of Gettysburg. ("Abraham Lincoln 's Invitation to Gettysburg and Meaning of Gettysburg Speech.") Lincoln accepted his funeral speech on November 19, 1863 and published after more than 2000 years. His famous "Gettysburg speech"