6. Pericles' Funeral Oration - Performed in Full (Modern Translation)

The Funeral Oration of Pericles with modern translation (Book 2, Chapters 35-46).Athens. Winter, 431 BC. The first year of the Peloponnesian War is over.The bones of the dead have been carried through the city. The coffins have been lowered. And Pericles steps forward to speak.If you want the full historical context and rhetorical analysis, that is in episode 5.Sources:Thucydides. (1874). History of the Peloponnesian War (R. Crawley, Trans.). Longmans, Green and Co. (Original work written ca. 431–404 BC)Music:"Heavy Heart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Strings Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Lost Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Final Count" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Trio for Violin and Viola" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License