Carefully read Chapter 3, pp. 90-95, "The Funeral Oration by Pericles" by Thucydides.  Why does Pericles feel the need to praise Athenian freedom and public service? Do these ideas contradict each other? Does Pericles see them as a contradiction? We've spent some time learning about Ancient Greece and Athens political system and power. Do you see a contradiction between Athenian democracy and the ambitious empire?

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Carefully read Chapter 3, pp. 90-95, "The Funeral Oration by Pericles" by Thucydides.  Why does Pericles feel the need to praise Athenian freedom and public service? Do these ideas contradict each other? Does Pericles see them as a contradiction? We've spent some time learning about Ancient Greece and Athens political system and power. Do you see a contradiction between Athenian democracy and the ambitious empire? 

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