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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION xv
The Speeches
On Justifying a War: Pericles’ First War Speech 1
On Dying for Your Country: Pericles’ Funeral Oration 29
On Holding the Course: Pericles’ Last Speech 75
On Realpolitik: The Mytilenean Debate 101
On Ruthlessness: The Melian Dialogue 159
On Launching a Foreign Invasion: The Sicilian Debate 201
NOTES 263
FURTHER READING 269

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION xv
The Speeches
On Justifying a War: Pericles’ First War Speech 1
On Dying for Your Country: Pericles’ Funeral Oration 29
On Holding the Course: Pericles’ Last Speech 75
On Realpolitik: The Mytilenean Debate 101
On Ruthlessness: The Melian Dialogue 159
On Launching a Foreign Invasion: The Sicilian Debate 201
NOTES 263
FURTHER READING 269

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