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We can be reasonably sure that Pericles delivered a speech at the end of the first year of the war, but there is no consensus as to what degree Thucydides's record resembles Pericles's actual speech. [b] Another confusing factor is that Pericles is known to have delivered another funeral oration in BC 440 during the Samian War. [8]
A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Ancient Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral.Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
431 BC: "Pericles's Funeral Oration" by the Greek statesman Pericles, significant because it departed from the typical formula of Athenian funeral speeches and was a glorification of Athens' achievements, designed to stir the spirits of a nation at war
Eulogies delivered by Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others at the funeral of John Lewis honored the man — and the power of the spoken word.
Melania Trump delivered an emotional eulogy speech at her late mother Amalija Knavs’ funeral service. “My mother, the epitome of elegance and grace, exemplified the essence of a true woman ...
As early as 1928, Ioannis Sykutris argued that the speech is genuine. [4] Robert Clavaud, the editor of the Budé edition of the Funeral Speech, argued that evidence of its inauthenticity is lacking, [5] while N.W. and N.J. DeWitt, in the Loeb edition, leave the verdict open. [6] More recently, Frangeskou has come down in favour of authenticity ...
Kamala Harris gave an impassioned and emotional speech at the funeral of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. The US Vice President told the parents of the late 29-year-old that "the people of our country ...
George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004. A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment. [1] [2] [3]