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Date Posted: 14:52:45 02/24/02 Sun
Author: Jimmy McCumber
Subject: Re: Topic 2
In reply to: Mr. Curboy 's message, "Topic 2" on 06:57:46 02/13/02 Wed

----------While Pericles may have exaggerated in some of his claims, I believe he has a right to be proud of Athens. In examining his boasts, he usually gives sufficient evidence to support each one, and while his view is of course biased, it seems accurate. He also does not pretend Athens is perfect, just a really great place.
----------Pericles says that Athens is an example to its neighbors, not a copycat of them. He praises the Athenian form of government, but admits that the rich receive more benefits than the poor. Pericles calls Athens a relaxing place, which is certainly justified. Athens was the beginning of many modern sports and even led the formation of the first Olympics.
----------Many people object to Pericles claim that Athens has the best army, instead awarding that to Sparta. But Pericles does not exactly call his army the best. He says that the Athenian military training is: �In many respects superior to that of our adversaries. They from early youth are always undergoing laborious exercises which are to make them brave, while we live at ease and yet are equally ready to face the perils which they face.� The �They� clearly means the Spartans. Pericles is not necessarily saying that his army is better, but that a well-rounded and happy life is superior to the full military life of Sparta. I have to agree with him.
----------To sum up his speech, Pericles claims that Athens is the school of Hellas, which seems correct. Athens became by far the most famous and respected of the early Greek cities, and is now the capital of modern-day Greece.

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