1. The Peloponnesian War
April 11

2. The Peloponnesian War 431 BC – 404 BC Fought between Athens and Sparta
Ended in Spartan Victory

3. Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Pericles was an Athenian Statesman and military leader
After the first year of the Peloponnesian War, Athens had sustained many casualties
He gave his famous “funeral oration”
It served as both a eulogy for the dead, but also a rallying cry for all of Athens to stand up against Sparta

5. Pericles’ Funeral Oration
What is one thing Pericles thinks is great about Athens?
What does he say about military training?
What does he say about education?
What does he say about beauty and wisdom?
What is meant by the last paragraph?

6. Pericles and Ted Kennedy
Read both “Pericles Funeral Oration” and Ted Kennedy’s 1968 Eulogy for his brother Robert
What is Pericles/T. Kennedy trying to achieve with this speech?
What does the speaker value in Athens/US, and seem to find lacking in Sparta/Other places
How effectively do you think the speech achieves the leader’s goals?