This, then, is the kind of city for which these men, who
could not bear the thought of losing her, nobly fought and
nobly died. It is only natural that every one of us who
survive them should be willing to undergo hardships in
her service. And it was for this reason that I have spoken
at such length about our city, because I wanted to make it
clear that for us there is more at stake than there is for
others who lack our advantages; also I wanted my words
of praise for the dead to be set in the bright light of
evidence.
-Pericles's funeral oration,
Thucydides
How does the speaker develop the idea that Athens is
unique?
O by telling a story about life in Athens long ago
O by giving examples of what kind of city Athens is
O by explaining that soldiers were willing to die for
Athens
O by giving statistics about those who have died-
fighting for Athens
70000000
Done