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P E Q I J K E O U S E P I T A V I O SPERICLES FUNERAL ORATION / LORAISON FUNBRE DE PRICLS


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H O U J U D I D O U

PEQIJKEOUS EPITAVIOS

T H U C Y D I D E S

PERICLES FUNERAL ORATION

T H U C Y D I D E

LORAISON FUNBRE DE PRICLS

I D Q U L A T G S B O U K G S T Y M E K K G M Y MC I A T O M J O I M O B O U K E U T I S L O J A I T G D G L O J Q A T I A

THE H ELL EN I C P ARLI AMENT FOU NDA T IONFOR PARL IAMENTARI SM AND DEMOCRACY

FONDATION DU PARLEMENT HELLNIQUEPOUR LE PARLEMENTARI SME ET LA DMOCRAT IE


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I D Q U L A T G S B O U K G S T Y M E K K G M Y MC I A T O M J O I M O B O U K E U T I S L O J A I T G D G L O J Q A T I A

TH E H ELLEN IC PARL IA MEN T F OU NDAT IO NFOR PARL IAMENTAR ISM AND DEMOCRACY

P Q O E D Q O S

AMMA LPEMAJG-XAQOUDA

A M T I P Q O E D Q O S

APOSTOKOS W Q. JAJKALAMGS

L E K G

JYSTAS JAQALAMKGS

CEYQCIOS PAPAMDQEOU

AKEJA PAPAQGCA

AKENAMDQOS AKABAMOS

CEYQCIOS QAKKGS

JYMSTAMTIMOSLGTSOTA JGS

JYMSTAMTIMOS SGLITGS

CEYQCIOS JAQALPATFOS

CEYQCIOS JAS ILATGS

JYMSTAMTIMOS SBOKOPOU KOS

PAMAC IYTGST FYQTFOPOUKOS

FONDATION DU PARLEMENT HELLNIQUEPOUR LE PARLEMENTAR ISME ET LA DMOCRAT IE

P R E S I D E N T / P R E S I D E N T E

A N N A BE N A K I-P S A R O U D A

V I C E -P R E S I D E N T / V I C E -P R E S I D E N T

A PO STOLO S CH R. KAKLAMAN I S

M E M B E R S / M E M B R E S

KO S T A S K A R A M A N L I SGeo rg i o s P a p and r eo u

Al e k a Pa p a r i g aAl e x a nd ro s Alavano s

GE O R G I O S R A L L I SKO N S T A N T I N O S M I T S O T A K I S

KO N S T A N T I N O S S I M I T I SGE O R G I O S KA R A B A T Z O SGeo rg i o s K a s s i m a t i s

KONSTANT I NO S SVO LOPOULO SPA N AJ I O T I S T Z O R T Z O P O U L O S

D I O I J G T I J O S U L B O U K I OADMINISTRATIVE COUN CIL /CONSEIL DADMINISTRATION


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BY the present edition, the Foundation of HellenicParliament for Parliamentarism and Democracyaims at highlighting a worldwide renowned testimonyof the democratic ideal: the funeral speech delivered by

Pericles in431 BC, during the official ceremony of theAthenian Demos honoring the dead of the Peloponnes-ian War, as recorded by the great historian Thucydides.This speech constitutes a literally monument of Democ-

racy, the political system towards which the whole worldaspires nowadays.Democracy, as a word, a concept and as a specific

form of political conduct, was first devised and prac-ticed in the ancient city - state of Athens. The way fordemocracy had been paved by the legislative work ofSolon (640-560 BC) and the progressive administrationof Peisistratus (600-527BC). It was more thoroughlyconsolidated under Cleisthenes (570-500 BC) and hisconstitutional reforms, and vindicated with the Athen-ian victories in the Persian wars (492-479 BC). Lastly,


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LFondation du Parlement Hellnique cherche, parldition presente, dmontrer un tmoignage glo-bale de lidal dmocratique: loraison funbre pro-

nonc par Pricls, le 431 av. J.- C., lors dune cr-monie officielle du Demos Athnien, en lhonneur desmorts de la guerre du Ploponnse, comme enregistrpar le grand historien Thucydide. Cest un uvrequi constitu un monument de la Dmocratie, du sy-

stme politique vers lequel le monde entier sorienteaujourdhui.La dmocratie en tant que terme, notion et acte po-

litique est ne et a t consacre en Grce ancienne etnotamment dans la cit antique dAthnes. Elle avaitt amorce par luvre lgislative de Solon (640-560av. J.-C.) et ladministration progressiste de Pisi-

strate (600-527av. J.- C.), instaure par Clisthne(570 - 500 av. J.-C.), justifie par les victoires rempor-tes lors des guerres mdiques (499-479 av. J.-C.), con-

solide par le programme politique de Thmistocle,

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with Themistocles (527-461 BC), Athenian democracyachieved its classic form, to reach, shortly afterwards,the height of its political and cultural glory under theinspired leadership of Pericles (495-429 BC).

At the end of the summer of43 1 BC, following thefirst campaing of the Peloponnesian War between Spar-ta and Athens, Pericles was deputed to deliver the Fu-

neral Oration over the fallen Athenians. We shall neverknow precisely what Pericles said, but it is thanks to

the historian Thucydides (460-398BC) that we can readan imaginative re-creation of the Oration in his His-tory: an impassioned and eloquent paean to Atheniandemocracy and all that it stood for.

By this edition, going back to the roots of Democracy,we hope to contribute in preserving and transformingDemocracy into an everlasting reality.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENTAND PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT FOUNDATION

FOR PARLIAMENTARISM AND DEMOCRACY

ANNA BENAK I-PSAROUDA


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G PQOEDQOS TGS BOUKGS TYM EKKGMYM

JAI PQOEDQOS TOU IDQULATOS TGS BOUKGS TYM EKKGMYM

CIA TOM JOIMOBOUKEUTISLO JAI TG DGLOJQATIA

A MM A L PE MA JG-XAQOUDA

pour atteindre son apoge grce laction politique etculturelle inspire de Pricls (495-429 av. J.-C.).

lautomne431 av. J.-C., Pricls fut dsign parle demos pour prononcer loraison funbre des premiers

morts de la guerre du Ploponnse, lors dune crmo-nie officielle. Nous ne savons pas la teneur exacte deson discours, mais Thucydide (460-398av. J.-C.), dansson Histoire, composa et lui attribua une remarquableoraison, loge document et hymne inspir la dmo-

cratie athnienne.Par ldition prsente, qui remonte aux racines de

la dmocratie, nous esprons contribuer sa prser-vation et transformation en actes.

LA PRSIDENTE DU PARLEMENT HELLNIQUEET PRSIDENTE DE LA FONDATION DU PARLEMENT HELLNIQUE

POUR LE PARLEMENTARISME ET LA DMOCRATIE

ANNA BENAK I-PSAROUDA


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EKEUHEQIOU BEMIFEKOU

PericlesFuneralOrationTranslation

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Now over these, the first victims of the war,Pericles, son of Xanthippus, was chosen to speak.

And when the proper time came, he advancedfrom the sepulchre and took his stand

upon a platform which had been built highin order that his voice might reach as far

as possible in the throng, and spoke as follows:

Ep d om tor qtoir tosdePeqijkr Nam=ppou q=g kceim.

ja peid jaiqr kl`ame,qoek=m p to slator p blaxgkm epoiglmom, pyr jooito

r p kestom to lkou,kece toide.


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Pqr tilm koipm tm pqtym atm hultymto poklou, pevoqtshg m liks Peqijkr, ur to Namhppou. Ja tam khem jatkkgkor sticl, pqowqgsem p t

lmgleom er t bla, t poom ewe jatasjeu-ash xgkm, di m joetai p som t

dumatm peqissotqour p tor sumahqoishm-tar, ja lkgsem r nr peqpou.

Quant ces premiers morts, cest Pricls,fils de Xanthippe, qui fut choisi pour parlerdeux. Et, au moment o les circonstancesly invitaient, quittant le monument, il savana

vers une haute tribune dresse pour quil ftentendu le plus loin possible par la foule, et il

pronona, en substance, les paroles suivantes:


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XXXV.Most of those who have spoken herein the past have commended the law-giverwho added this oration to our ceremony, feelingthat it is meet andright that it should be spok-en at their burial over those who have fallen inwar. To me, however, it would have seemedsufficient, when men have proved themselvesbrave by valiant acts, by act only to make man-

XXXV. O lm okko tm m=de -dg eqgjtym paimosi tm qos=m-ta t ml tm kcom tmde, r jakm -p tor j tm oklym haptolmoir -coqees=ai atm. Elo d qjom mdjei emai mdqm ca=m qc ce-molmym qc ja dgkos=ai tr tilr,


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XXXV. O peqissteqoi po lkgsam lwqitode p tm hsim atm pmesam tm molo-tgm, poor er t ilom tr dglos dapmjgdear pqsese tm paccekam to pita-vou kcou, diti jqimem, ti qlfei toiatg m -pomletai til jat tm tav tm mejqm topoklou. Akk c h mlifa qjetm pqr m-dqar, o pooi di qcym dewgsam cemmaoi, m

XXXV. La plupart des orateurs qui montprcd cette place louent celui qui a intro-duit cette allocution dans le crmonial en u-sage et trouvent beau quau moment o on lesensevelit, les victimes de la guerre soient ain-si clbres. Pour moi, jestimerais suffisantqu des hommes dont la valeur sest traduiteen actes, on rendt galement hommage par


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oa ja mm eq tm tvom tmde dglo-s aqasjeuas=mta qte, ja l mm mdq okkm qetr jimdumee-s=ai e te ja weqom epmti isteu-

=mai. Wakepm cq t letqyr epemm lkir ja djgsir tr kg=earbe`aiotai. O te cq numeidr ja e-

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pericles' funeral oration xxxv, trsl. h. s. jones

ifest the honours we render them such hon-

ours as today you have witnessed in connec-tion with these funeral ceremonies solemniz-ed by the state and not that the valour ofmany men should be hazarded on one man tobe believed or not according as he spoke wellor ill. For it is a hard matter to speak in justmeasure on an occasion where it is with dif-ficulty that belief in the speakers accuracy isestablished. For the hearer who is cognizant


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jdgkomtai ja a tila di qcym, poa emai -sa `kpete paqolaqtomta er tm p tr p-keyr paqasjeuasesam pitviom atm teke-tm, ja m l naqttai steqovgla pokkmmdqm p tm eckyttam kkeixim eckyt-tar to qtoqor. Diti dsjokom emai m lik-sjamer ltpqosjomltqomerpeqistseir,jat tr poar ja at jqibr paqsta-sir tr kgear dusjkyr cmetai pisteut.Jasomja cmyqfym n dar mtikxeyr t

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peqijkeous epitavios xxxv, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xxxv, trad. jacqueline de romilly

des actes, comme vous voyez quon le fait au-

jourdhui dans les mesures officielles prisesici pour leur spulture: les mrites de tout ungroupe ne dpendraient pas dun seul indivi-du, dont le talent plus ou moins grand met encause leur crdit. Car il est difficile dadopterun ton juste, en une matire o la simple ap-prciation de la vrit trouve peine des ba-ses fermes: bien inform et bien dispos, lau-


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mour jqoatr tw m ti mdeestqyrqr boketa te ja pstatai mol-seie dgkos=ai, te peiqor stim jakeomfes=ai, di =mom, e ti pq

tm ato sim jooi. Lwqi cq to-de mejto o paimo esi eq tqymkeclemoi, r som m ja atr jastorogtai jamr emai dqsa ti m jousem

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of the facts and partial to the dead will per-

haps think that scant justice has been done incomparison with his own wishes and his ownknowledge, while he who is not so informed,whenever he hears of an exploit which goesbeyond his own capacity, will be led by envyto think there is some exaggeration. And in-deed eulogies of other men are tolerable onlyin so far as each hearer thinks that he too hasthe ability to perform any of the exploits of


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cecomta ja emojr diateeilmor jqoatr,emai piammm heyqs, ti okcoi to qtoqoremai podesteqoi tr dijr tou cmseyr jaemoar, ja l paqjr cmyqfym t pqc-lata, sjir joei jti ti po peqbamei trdijr tou dumleir, emai piamm meja vmoum pistes, ti pqjeitai peq peqbokm. Di-ti o paimoi pokcomtai dikkour p tosotomlmom emai mejto, vsom jastor molfei tija dior emai jamr m jatoqs loia -

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diteur peut fort bien juger lexpos infrieur

ce quil souhaite ou connat ; mal inform,il peut, par jalousie, y voir de lexagration,lorsque ce quil entend dpasse ses proprescapacits ; car on ne tolre pas sans limitesles louanges prononces propos dun tiers :chacun le fait dans la mesure o il se croit lui -mme capable daccomplir tels exploits quil


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t d peq`kkomti atm =omomterdg ja pistosim. Epeid d tor -kai otyr dojils=g tata jakr -weim, wq ja l plemom t ml ei-

qs=ai lm tr jstou boukser teja dngr tuwem r p kestom.

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which he hears; but whatever goes beyond that

at once excites envy and unbelief. However,since our forefathers approved of this prac-tice as right and proper, I also, rendering obe-dience to the law, must endeavour to the bestof my ability to satisfy the wishes and beliefsof each of you.


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mkoca tm paimoulmym.O,ti dpote peqba-mei toto, pqojake lsyr tm vmom ja tmduspistam. Epeid m totoir o pqcomo larpedojlasam tm sumeiam atm r jakrwousam, veky ja c, sulloqvolemor ltm mlom, m dojilsy m mtapojqi somt dumatm peqissteqom pqr tm piulam jatr pepoiseir to jaemr p tor jqoa-tr lou.

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entend rapporter ; au del, avec la jalousie,

nat lincrdulit. Mais enfin, puisque lesanciens ont jug quil en allait bien ainsi, jedois mon tour me conformer lusage et t-cher de rpondre le plus possible au souhaitet lopinion de chacun.


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XXXVI.Aqnolai d p tm qocmymqtom djaiom cq ator ja qpomd la m t toide tm tilm tatgm trlmlgr ddos=ai. Tm cq wqam o a-

to ae ojomter diadow tm picicmo-lmym lwqi tode keu=qam di qetmaqdosam. Ja jemo te nioi pamouja ti lkkom o atqer lm jtg-

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pericles' funeral oration xxxvi, trsl. h.s. jones

XXXVI. I shall speak first of our ancestors,

for it is right and at the same time fitting, onan occasion like this, to give them this placeof honour in recalling what they did. For thisland of ours, in which the same people havenever ceased to dwell in an unbroken line ofsuccessive generations, they by their valourtransmitted to our times afree state. And notonly are they worthy of our praise, but ourfathers still more; for they, adding to the in-


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XXXVI. Tm likam lou h qwsy p torpqocmour lar pqtom. Diti emai wi lmom d-jaiom, kk ja pqpom sucwqmyr er toiatgmejaiqam, pyr paqosa,mpotsylem er tmlmlgmtym tmvqom atm tr tilr. Jasom,jatoijomter o dioi pmtote lwqi sleqom tmwqam atm jat tm diadowm tm kkepak-kkym cemem, lrtmpaqdysam keuqam ditr mdqear tym. Akk m jemoi emai nioi tmpamym lar, ti lkkom nioi emai o patqer

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l'oraison funebre de pericles xxxvi, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XXXVI.Je commencerai, en premier lieu,

par nos anctres. Il est juste et, en mmetemps, appropri une circonstance commecelle - ci, de leur offrir lhommage de ce sou-venir.Se perptuant, en effet,dansnotre pays travers les gnrations successives, ils nouslont, par leur mrite, transmis libre jusquce jour. Et sils sont dignes dtre lous, nospres le sont encore plus : ils ont ajout cequils avaient reu tout lempire que nous pos-


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slemoi cq qr or dnamto sgm -wolem qwm oj pmyr lm tor mmqosjatkipom. T d key atr a-to ler ode o mm ti mter lkista m

t ja=estgju kij pgunsalem,ja tm kim tor si aqesjeusa-lem ja r kelom ja r eqmgm a-taqjesttgm. Ym c t lm jat o-klour qca, or jasta jt=g, e ti

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heritance which they received, acquired the

empire we now possess and bequeathed it, notwithout toil, to us who are alive today. And weourselves here assembled, who are now for themost part still in the prime of life, have fur-therstrengthened the empire in most respects,and have provided our city with all resources,so that it is sufficient for itself both in peaceand in war. The military exploits whereby ourseveral possessions were acquired, whether in


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lar. Diti jtr jemym, t poa jkgqomlg-sam, pjtgsam di pokkm lwym ja tm sg-leqimm lar celomam, ja jkgqodtgsam jaatm ja jema er lr tor sleqom fmtar.Ja ler d, kkyste, soi elea jlg erqilom kijam peqpou, miswsalem o dioi tmcelomam atm pokueidr, ja tm pkim paqe-sjeusalem ja ka ataqjesttgm ja ditm pkelom ja di tm eqmgm. Em totoir, o-te peq tm pokelijm jatoqyltym, l t -

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peqijkeous epitavios xxxvi, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou


sdons et nous ont, non sans de dures peines,

lgu, nous les hommes daujourdhui, cethritage accru.Pour ce qui est venu en plus, cest nous

personnellement, la gnration encore enpleine maturit, quen revient le dveloppe-ment, et nous avons mis la cit en tat de sesuffire pleinement en tout, pour la guerrecomme pour la paix.Dans tout cela, tant quilsagit des faits de guerre qui permirent la


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ato o atqer lm bq`aqom Ekkgma okliom pimta qo=lyrlumle=a, lajqgcoqem m edsim obouklemor sy p d oar te pitg-

deseyr k=olem p at ja le= oarokitear ja tqpym n oym leckacmeto, tata dgksar qtom eli ja

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any case it were we ourselves or our fathers

that valiantly repelled the onset of war, Bar-barian or Hellenic, I will not recall, for I haveno desire to speak at length among those whoknow. But I shall first set forth by what sortof training we have come to our present posi-tion, and with what political institutions andas the result of what manner of life our em-pire became great, and afterwards proceed to


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poa a divoqai jtseir lar pejtgsam, o-te peq tr dqastgqitgtor, l tm poam lero dioi o patqer lar pejqosalem tr pi-seir Ekkmym `aqbqym wqm, h lik-sy, diti dm piul m lajqgcoqsy letanmqpym, o pooi ka at t cmyqfoum. Akkvo pqtom ngcsy p poar qwr lpme-lemoi vsalem er tm sgleqimm peqiypm jap poour heslor ja l poom tqpom fyr jl lar cime tsom leckg, peita h ky

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peqijkeous epitavios xxxvi, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou


srie de ces acquisitions, ou bien des occa-

sions dans lesquelles, nous ou bien nos pres,nous nous sommes dvous pour repousserles assauts dune guerre soit barbare soitgrecque, jentends, pour ne point insister icidevant des gens lui je napprendrais rien,les passer sous silence ; mais quels principesde conduite nous ont mens cette situa-tion, avec quel rgime et grce quels traitsde caractre elle a pris son ampleur, voil ce


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p tm tmde paimom, molfym p te taqmti oj m pqep kew=mai atja tm mta likom ja stm ja n-mym nlvoqom emai pajosai atm.

XXXVII . Wqle=a cq okite ofgkos tor tm kar mlour, aq-deicla d lkkom ato mter tism li-lolemoi tqour. Ja mola lm di t

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pericles' funeral oration xxxvii, trsl. h. s. jones

the praise of these men; forI think that on the

present occasion such a recital will be not in-appropriate and that the whole throng, bothof citizens and of strangers, may with advan-tage listen to it.

XXXVII . We live under a form of govern-ment which does not emulate the institutionsof our neighbours; on the contrary, we are our-selves a model which some follow, rather than


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er tm paimom tm pqojeilmym mejqm, ditiheyq, ti ja qlfomta er tm paqosam pe-qstasim emai m kewom at ja sulvqomm jousom l pqosowm p tm pokuqilomatm sumqoisim pokitm ja nmym.

XXXVII . Flem tmti p pokteula, t -poom dm pifgte m mticqv tor mlour tmkkym, kk elea ler lkkom pdeicla ertor kkour paq lilgta atm. Ja jaketai

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peqijkeous epitavios xxxvii, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xxxvii, trad. jacqueline de romilly

que je montrerai dabord, avant den venir

lloge de ces hommes : jestime quen la cir-constance ce thme ne saurait tre mal ap-propri et que la foule entire, citoyens et -trangers, peut avec avantage y prter loreille.

XXXVII . Notre rgime politique ne se pro-pose pas pour modle les lois dautrui, et noussommes nous- mmes des exemples pluttque des imitateurs. Pour le nom, comme les


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l r kcour kk r keomar ojemdglojqata jjkgtai ltesti d jatlm tor mlour qr t dia divoqasi t som, jat d tm nysim, r -

jastor m t edojile, oj p lqourt kom r t joim p qetr qo-tiltai, od a jat emam, wym c ti

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the imitators of other peoples. It is true that

our government is called a democracy, becauseits administration is in the hands, not of thefew, but of the many; yet while as regards thelaw all men are on an equality for the settle-ment of their private disputes, as regards thevalue set on them it is as each man is in anyway distinguished that he is preferred to pub-lic honours, not because he belongs to a par-ticular class, but because of personal merits;


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lm t pokteul lar dglojqata, kc to ti jubqmgsir to jqtour eqsjetai wi er we-qar tm kcym, kk tm pokkm. Akk di lmtm mlym svakfetai er kour stgr dijaio-smgr di t diytij tym sulvqomta, m ptm poxim tr joimr jtilseyr, jastor po-ktgr pqotiltai er t dglsia nilata, widiti mjei er qislmgm joimymijm tnim, k-k di tm pqosypijm tou nam, vsom diajq-metai er jpoiom jkdom. Ote, n kkou, jemor

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Epitvior/ Funeral Oration / Oraison funbre 3

choses dpendent non pas du petit nombre

mais de la majorit, cest une dmocratie.Sagit- il de ce qui revient chacun ? La loi,elle, fait tous, pour leurs diffrends privs,la part gale, tandis que pour les titres, silon se distingue en quelque domaine, ce nestpas lappartenance une catgorie, mais lemrite, qui vous fait accder aux honneurs ;inversement, la pauvret na pas pour effetquun homme, pourtant capable de rendre


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ca=m dqsai tm kim, nilatorvame jejkutai. Ekeu=qyr d tte qr t joimm okiteolem ja rtm qr kkkour tm ja= lqam

pitgdeultym poxam, o di qcrtm kar, e ja= domm ti dq, wom-ter, od fglour lm, kupgqr d t

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nor, again, on the ground of poverty is a man

barred from a public career by obscurity ofrank if he but has it in him to do the state aservice. And not only in our public life are weliberal, but also as regards our freedom fromsuspicion of one another in the pursuits of e-veryday life; for we do not feel resentment atour neighbour if he does as he likes, nor yet dowe put on sour looks which, though harmless,are painful to behold. But while we thus avoid


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po emai ptywr, lpoqe lyr m pqosvq -pgqesar er tm pkim, eqsjei lpdiom er to-to, meja tr joimymijr tou vamear. Ja wilmom er tm dglsim lar om pokiteulea lpmela keuqiom, kk ja er tm maletanlar jagleqimm pijoimymam elea keeqoijawupoxar, diti dm camajtolem mamtomtm kkym di sa pqttoum wqim tr ewaqi-stser tym, ote pqoskalbmolem pmamttym vusiocmylam sjuqypr podojilasar,

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service ltat, en soit empche par lobscu-

rit de sa situation. Nous pratiquons la li-bert, non seulement dans notre conduitedordre politique, mais pour tout ce qui estsuspicion rciproque dans la vie quotidienne:nous navons pas de colre envers notre pro-chain, sil agit sa fantaisie, et nous ne re-courons pas des vexations, qui, mme sanscauser de dommage, se prsentant au dehors


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xei w=gdmar qosti=lemoi. Am-epaw=r d t dia qosolikomter tdglsia di dor lkista o aqamo-lolem, tm te ae m qw mtym jqo-

sei ja tm mlym, ja lkista atmsoi te p vek tm dijoulmym jem-tai ja soi cqavoi mter aswmgm -lokocoulmgm qousim.

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giving offence in our private intercourse, in

our public life we are restrained from lawless-ness chiefly through reverent fear, for we ren-der obedience to those in authority and to thelaws, and especially to those laws which areordained for the succour of the oppressed andthose which, though unwritten, bring uponthe transgressor a disgrace which all men re-cognize.


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poa dm fglimei kgr, pkgcmei lyr.Akk m er tr diytijr lar swseir pove-colem m vaimlea dusqestoi, er tm dglsi-m lar `om povecolem tm paqamolam, pekbeiam pq pmtym pqr tr pitacr tm -jstote qwmtym ja tm mlym, jemym dyrn atm, soi woum te ete pqr peqspisimtm dijoulmym ete, lokomti cqavoi, vqoummalvisbtgtommeidorertorpaqabtartym.

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comme blessantes. Malgr cette tolrance,

qui rgit nos rapports privs, dans le domainepublic, la crainte nous retient avant tout derien faire dillgal, car nous prtons atten-tion aux magistrats qui se succdent et auxlois surtout celles qui fournissent un ap-pui aux victimes de linjustice, ou qui, sanstre lois crites, comportent pour sanctionune honte indiscute.


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XXXVIII.Ja lm ja tm mym ke-star mapakar t cml poqisle-=a, csi lm ce ja husair dietgsoirmolfomter, dair d jatasjeuar epqe-

psim, m ja= lqam tqxir t ku-pgqm jpkssei. Epesqwetai d dilce=or tr keyr j sgr cr tmta, ja nul`amei lm lgdm ojeio-tq t pokasei t ato ca= ci-

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XXXVIII . Moreover, we have provided for

the spirit many relaxations from toil: we havegames and sacrifices regularly throughout theyear and homes fitted out with good taste andelegance; and the delight we each day find inthese things drives away sadness. And ourcity is so great that all the products of all theearth flow in upon us, and ours is the happylot to gather in the good fruits of our own soil


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XXXVIII. Akk p pkom pqomosalem jatpokkortqpourjaditmmpausimtopme-lator p tor jpour. Diti wolem ja c-mar ja eqr pamgcqeir jaieqylmar ja -komt torjajatoijar epqeper.Ja jag-leqim tqxir, tm poam poqiflea p atr,podijei tr leqlmar tr fyr. Wqir er tlecakeom tr pker lar, n kkou, t pmtasuqqoum er atm p ka t lqg to jslou,ja sulbamei toioutotqpyr m pokalbmylem

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l'oraison funebre de pericles xxxviii, trad.jacqueline de romilly

XXXVIII . Avec cela, pour remde nos fa-

tigues, nous avons assur lesprit les dlas-sements les plus nombreux: nous avons desconcours et des ftes religieuses qui se suc-cdent toute lanne, et aussi, chez nous, desinstallations luxueuses, dont lagrment quo-tidien chasse au loin la contrarit. Nous voy-ons arriver chez nous, grce limportancede notre cit, tous les produits de toute laterre, et les biens fournis par notre pays ne


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cmlema jaqpos=ai ja t tm k-kym m=qpym.

XXXIX. Diavqolem d ja tar tm o-kelijm lektair tm mamtym tosde.

Tm te cq kim joimm aqwolem, jaoj stim te nemgkasair peqcolmtima la=lator helator, l jqu-

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pericles' funeral oration xxxix, trsl. h.s. jones

with no more home- felt security of enjoyment

than we do those of other lands.

XXXIX. We are also superior to our oppo-nents in our system of training for warfare,and this in the following respects. In the firstplace, we throw our city open to all the worldand we never by exclusion acts debar anyonefrom learning or seeing anything which an en-


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t ca tm kkym mqpym, r m sam t-som dij lar, som ja t pqomta tr darlm wqar.

XXXIX. Diavqolem d psgr p tor mtip-kour ja r pqr tm sjgsim er t pokelijpqclata jat toto, ti dgkad pqtom lmwolem tr pkar tr pker lar moijtr erkour, ja odpote di nemgkasar lpodfolemjamma m l d jti ti, j vbou lpyr,

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peqijkeous epitavios xxxix, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xxix, trad.jacqueline de romilly

sont pas plus nous, pour en jouir, que ne

sont ceux du reste du monde.

XXXIX. Nous nous distinguons galementde nos adversaires par notre faon de nousprparer la pratique de la guerre. Notreville, en effet, est ouverte tous, et il narrivejamais que, par des expulsions dtrangers,nous interdisions quiconque une tude ou


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v=m m tir tm okelym dm vekg-=eg, isteomter o tar aqasjeuart kom ja ptair t v lm a-tm r t qca exw ja m tar ai-

deair o lm pipm sjsei e=r m-oi mter t mdqeom letqwomtai, lerd meilmyr diaitlemoi odm ssom

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emy might profit by observing if it were not

kept from his sight; for we place our depend-ence, not so much upon prearranged devicesto deceive, as upon the courage which springsfrom our own souls when we are called to ac-tion. And again, in the matter of education,whereas they from early childhood by a labor-ious disciplinemake pursuit of manly courage,we with our unrestricted mode of life are none


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m dm t jqxylem, t d jamer p tor -wqor lar ja vekg. Diti tm lpistos-mgm lar stgqfolem wi er tr pqoetoilasar er t pokelij tewmslata, kk er tm pqo-sypijm lar jat tm qam tr dqseyr exu-wam. Epeita d, pqojeilmou peq tr matqo-vr, jemoi lm p tr paidijr kijar di pi-pmou sjseyr pidijoum m cmoum mdqeoi,m ler, lokomti jokouolem tqpom fyrbastom, elea n sou jamo m pqojimdume-

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un spectacle, qui, en ntant pas cach, puisse

tre vu dunennemi et lui tre utile: car notreconfiance se fonde peu sur les prparatifs etles stratagmes, mais plutt sur la vaillanceque nous puisons en nous-mmes au momentdagir. Et, pour lducation, contrairement ces gens, qui tablissent ds la jeunesse unentranement pnible pour atteindre au cou-rage, nous, avec notre vie sans contrainte,


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p tor sopaker jimdmour wyqolem.Tejlqiom d ote cq Kajedailmioija= autor, le= pmtym d r tmcm lm stqateousi, tm te tm -

kar ato pek=mter o wakepr mt kkotq tor eq tm ojeym lu-molmour lawlemoi t key jqato-lem. A=q te t dumlei lm oder

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the less ready to meet any equality of hazard.

And here is the proof: When the Lacedaemon-ians invade our territory they do not come a-lone but bring all their confederates with them,whereas we, going by ourselves against ourneighbours territory, generally have no diffi-culty, though fighting on foreign soil againstmen who are defending their own homes, inovercoming them in battle. And in fact ourunited forces no enemy has ever yet met, not


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ylem, cymiflemoi pqr sopkour wqor. A-pdeinir totou emai, ti m o Kajedailmioijstqateoum mamtom to dvour lar, wi l-moi, kk l kour tor sullwour tym, lerjstqateolem mamtom tm kkym lmoi, jalokomti pokelolem er nmgm wqam mamtommqpym pqoaspifmtym t diom davor, tormijlem jat jamma wyqr dusjokam. Pqos-sate er toto ti jamer p tor wqorlar dm mtiletpisem mylmgm tm dmalm

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nous affrontons au moins aussi bien des dan-

gers quivalents.Et la preuve: les Lacdmoniens ne vien-nent pas eux seuls, mais avec tous, fairecampagne contre notre pays, tandis que nous-mmes, quand nous attaquons le pays dau-trui, nous navons aucune peine, en combat-tant en terre trangre contre des gens d-fendant leurs foyers, remporter le plus sou-vent lavantage ; jamais nos forces nont t,


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y oklior mtuwe di tm to mauti-jo te la pilkeiam ja tm m t cp okk lm atm ppelxim md ou loq tim qoslenysi, jqat-

samtr t timar lm mtar awosimpes=ai ja mijg=mter v pmtymsss=ai. Jatoi e =ul lkkom mym lekt ja l let mlym t

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only because we are constantly attending to

the needs of our navy, but also because on landwe send our troops on many enterprises; butif they by chance engage with a division of ourforces and defeat a few of us, they boast thatthey have repulsed us all, and if the victory isours, they claim that they have been beaten byus all. If, then, by taking our ease rather thanby laborioustraining and depending on a cour-age which springs more from manner of life


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lar, diti jat tm diom jaiqm wi lmom di tmautijm lar vqomtfolem, kk ja jat ng-qm jplpolem er pokkr piweiqseir stqa-titar p tor dijor lar poktar. Otam mtotoir o wqo lar sucjqousom poudpo-te pqr tlla tr dumler lar, m lm mij-soum, jauwmtai ti lr mjgsam kour, m dttgom, ti mijgsam p kour. Tmti, -vsom pqotillem m mtiletypfylem tor jim-dmour l mesim lkkom paq jatpim pipmou

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toutes ensemble, engages contre un ennemi,

puisqu au soin de la flotte se joint, sur terre,lenvoi de contingents nous vers des objec-tifs nombreux ; mais, ont-ils affaire unefraction dentre elles, vainqueurs de quelques-uns des ntres, ils proclament nous avoir tousrepousss, et, vaincus, avoir t battus partoutes nos troupes.

Or, au total, si cest en nous laissant vivreplus quen nous entranant aux preuves, et


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kom tqpym mdqear =kolem jim-dumeeim, eqiccmetai lm tor te lk-kousim kceimor l qojlmeim, ja rat k=osi l toklotqour tm ae

low=omtym ames=ai, ja m te to-toir tm kim nam emai haulfes=aija ti m kkoir.

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than compulsion of laws, we are ready to meet

dangers, the gain is all ours, in that we do notborrow trouble by anticipating miseries whichare not yet at hand, and when we come to thetest we show ourselves fully as brave as thosewho are always toiling; and so our city is wor-thy of admiration in these respects, as well asin others.


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sjseyr, ja l mdqeam po pejtg wi -p molijm jatamacjaslm, kk p tm tq-pom tr fyr lar, wolem t pkeomjtgla, tiwyqr m paqapomolea pqoqyr wqim lek-kmtym jimdmym, la r peqikylem er a-tor, madeijmulea n sou cemmaoi som jao mtpako lar, o pooi pobkkomtai er di-aqjer lwour. Oty d pkir lar emai nahaulaslo wi lmom r pqr toto, kk jap kkar jlg pxeir.

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avec un courage tenant moins aux lois et plu-

tt au caractre, que nous acceptons les dan-gers, il nous reste un bnfice : cest, en vi-tant de souffrir lavance pour les preuves venir, de montrer, quand nous les abordons,tout autant daudace que les gens continuel-lement la peine. Cest l un trait par onotre ville mrite admiration : il se joint dautres encore.


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XL . Vikojakolm te cq let eteke-ar ja ikosovolem meu lakajarkot te qcou lkkom jaiq k-cou jlp wqle=a, ja t mes=ai

ow lokocem tim aswqm, kk ldiaveceim qc aswiom. Emi te tor a-tor ojeym la ja okitijm pil-

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pericles' funeral oration xl, trsl. h. s. jones

XL . For we are lovers of beauty yet with no

extravagance and lovers of wisdom yet with-out weakness. Wealth we employ rather as anopportunity for action than as a subject forboasting; and with us it is not a shame for aman to acknowledge poverty, but the greatershame is for him not to do his best to avoid it.And you will find united in the same personsan interest at once in private and in public af-


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XL . Diti elea qasta to qaou, kk javkoi sucwqmyr tr pktgtor, ja jakkieq-colem t pmel lar wyqr husam to mdqi-slo lar. O pkotor, n kkou, lr wqgsileeir ejaiqa lkkom pqr jtkesim qcym, paqr katqiom jolpoqqglosmgr. Ote heyqolemmtqopm tm lokocam tr pemar, kk leca-kgtqam mtqopm t m l jatabkk jamerje pqospeiam di m tm diavc. Er tmpkim lar, kkyste, jemoi po pilekomtai

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peqijkeous epitavios xl, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xl, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XL . Nous cultivons le beau dans la simpli-

cit, et les choses de lesprit sans manquerde fermet. Nous employons la richesse, deprfrence, pour agir avec convenance, nonpour parler avec arrogance; et, quant lapauvret, lavouer tout haut nest jamais unehonte: cen est une plutt de ne pas sem-ployer en fait en sortir.

Une mme personne peut la fois soc-cuper de ses affaires et de celles de ltat; et,


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keia, ja tqoir qr qca tetqall-moir t okitij l mder cmmai l-moi cq tm te lgdm tmde letwomtaoj pqcloma, kk wqeom molfo-

lem, ja ato toi jqmolm ce m=u-lole=a q=r t qclata, o tor

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fairs, and in others of us who give attention

chiefly to business, you will find no lack of in-sight into political matters. For we alone re-gard the man who takes no part in public af-fairs, not as one who minds his own business,but as good for nothing; and we Athenians de-cide public questions for ourselves or at leastendeavour to arrive at a sound understandingof them, in the belief that it is not debate that


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tr pqosypijr tym poseir dm lekom ditoto tr dglosar, ja lokomti kkoi lm emaipgswokglmoi er toto, kkoi d er jemo tpitdeula, koi mmoom paqjr t pokitijpqclata. Diti lmoi ler jemom po dm le-twei er at heyqolem wi viksuwom, kk -wqgstom poktgm, ja vsom dm kalbmolem odioi tm pqytoboukam tm kgptym povse-ym,jqmolemtokwistomqrpeqtmltqym,t poa kkoi esgcomtai, pisteomter, ti t

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quand des occupations diverses retiennent des

gens divers, ils peuvent pourtant juger desaffaires publiques sans rien qui laisse dsi-rer. Seuls, en effet, nous considrons lhommequi ny prend aucune part comme un citoyennon pas tranquille, mais inutile; et, par nous-mmes, nous jugeons ou raisonnons commeil faut sur les questions ; car la parole nest


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kcour tor qcoir bk`gm colemoi,kk l qodidaw=mai lkkom kcqteqom p de qc k=em. Dia-veqmtyr cq d ja tde wolem ste

toklm te o ato lkista ja eq mpiweiqsolem jkocfes=ai tor k-koir la=a lm hqsor, kocislr djmom qei. Jqtistoi d m tm xuwmdijayr jqi=eem o t te deim ja da

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is a hindrance to action, but rather not to be

instructedby debate before the time comes foraction. For in truth we have this point also ofsuperiority over other men, to be most daringin action and yet at the same time most givento reflection upon theventures we mean to un-dertake; with other men, on the contrary, bold-ness means ignoranceandreflection bringshe-sitation. And they would rightly be adjudgedmost courageous who, realizing most clearly


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qca fglimei wi suftgsir, kk t m l di-avytis jamer pqogcoulmyr di tr sufg-tseyr, pqm k qa tr dqseyr. Diti jajat toto diavqolemtmti pokp tor k-kour, ti eleanaiqetijrtoklgqoer tm dq-sim ja sucwqmyr leketlem o dioi jat `-orsapqjeitaimpiweiqsylem, mer torkkour mtityr lm leia cemm hqsor, d sjxir mdoiaslm. Ejemoi, kkyste, h -eyqomto dijayr r womter lecstgm exu-

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pas nos yeux un obstacle laction: cen est

un, au contraire, de ne pas stre dabord -claire par la parole avant daborder laction mener. Car un autre mrite qui nous dis-tingue est de pouvoir tout ensemble montrerlaudace la plus grande et calculer lentre-prise venir : chez les autres, lignoranceporte la rsolution, et le calcul lhsita-tion. Or on peut considrer bon droit commeayant les mes les plus fermes ceux qui dis-


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savstata cicmsjomter ja di tatal potqeplemoi j tm jimdmym. Jat r qetm mgmtile=a tor ok-kor o cq swomter e, kk dqm-

ter jtle=a tor kour. Be`aiteqord dqsar tm wqim ste veikol-

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the pains no less than the pleasures involved,

do not on thataccount turnaway from danger.Again, in nobility of spirit, we stand in sharpcontrast to most men; for it is not by receivingkindness, but by conferring it, that we acquireour friends. Now he who confers the favour isa firmer friend, in that he is disposed, by con-tinued goodwill toward the recipient, to keep


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wam, soi, lokomti woum jaaqyttgm mtkg-xim jatm deimm to poklou ja tm teqpmmtr eqmgr, dm powyqom m totoir pmamtitm jimdmym. Ja r pqr tm ecmeiam j-lg tm asgltym lar pmamti tm kkym,eqisjlea er mtesim pqr tor pokkor.Diti tor vkour lar pidijolem m pojtsy-lem wi eeqcetolemoi p ator, kk eeqce-tomter ator.Jasom eeqcetsar emai v-kor svaksteqor p tm eeqcetolemom, di-

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cernent de la faon la plus claire le redou-

table ou lagrable, tout en ne se laissant pas,pour autant, dtourner des dangers.De mme, pour la gnrosit, nous sommes

loppos du grand nombre : ce ne sont pasles services quon nous rend, mais nos propresbienfaits, qui sont lorigine de nos amitis.Or, le bienfaiteur est un ami plus sr: il veut,par sa bienveillance envers son oblig, perp-tuer la dette de reconnaissance ainsi cre.


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mgm di emoar ddyje sfeim d m-tovekym l`kteqor, edr oj r w-qim, kk r vekgla tm qetm po-dsym. Ja lmoi o to nulvqomtor

lkkom kocisl tr keu=eqar tist der tim vekolem.

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the feeling of obligation alive in him; but he

who owes it is more listless in his friendship,knowing that when he repays the kindness itwill count, not as a favour bestowed, but as adebt repaid. And, finally, we alone confer ourbenefits without fear of consequences, not up-on a calculation of the advantage weshall gain,but with confidence in the spirit of liberalitywhich actuates us.


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ti pidijei di tr sumewseyr tr pqr atmelemear m diatgqs tm ecmylosmgm tou.Em eeqcetger emai lkkom divoqor v-kor, jasom cmyqfei, ti h mtapods tmpqr atm wqim wi r emoiam, kk r nvkg-simwqour. Ja lmoi vbyrvekolem kkourwi p pokocislm di t dijm lar kijmsulvqom, kk p lpistosmgm pqr t keu-qiom pmela, p t poom lpmelea.

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Celui qui est redevable, lui, a plus de mol-

lesse : il sait que sa gnrosit, au lieu de luivaloir de la reconnaissance, acquittera seule-mentune dette.Et, seuls,nousaidonsfranche-ment autrui, en suivant moins un calcul din-trt que la confiance propre la libert.


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XLI . Numekm te kcym tm te samkim tr Ekkdor adeusim emai jaja= jastom dojem m loi tm atmmdqa aq lm p kest m edg

ja let waqtym lkist m etqap-kyr t sla ataqjer aqwes=ai. Jar o kcym m t aqmti jlpor tdelkkom qcym stm k=eia, at

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pericles' funeral oration xli, trsl. h.s. jones

XLI. In a word, then, I say that our city as

a whole is the school of Hellas, and that, as itseems to me,each individual amongst us couldin his own person, with the utmost grace andversatility, prove himself self-sufficient in themost varied forms of activity. And that this isno mere boast inspired by the occasion, but ac-tual truth, is attested by the very power of our


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XLI. Sucjevakaimym koipm, kcy ti ja tsmokom tr pkeyr emai cemijm tr Ekkdorswokeom, ja jaer p tor sulpoktar larlo vametai r m sucjemtqm er tm pqosy-pijtgt tou tm jamtgta m pqosaqlfetaier tr poijikyttar jvmseir tr dqastgqi-tgtor l tm lecakgtqam estqovam ja w-qim. Ja ti toto dm emai jolpoqqglosmg, pi-bakkolmg p tm paqosam ejaiqam, kk pqaclatij keia, podeijmei jqibr

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peqijkeous epitavios xli, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xli, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XLI . En rsume, jose le dire : notre cit,

dans son ensemble, est pour la Grce une vi-vante leon, cependant quindividuellementnul mieux que lhomme de chez nous ne peut,je crois, prsenter lui seul une personnalitassez complte pour suffire autant de rleset y montrer autant daisance dans la bonnegrce.

Et quil sagisse l non pas dune vantar-dise momentane dans les mots, mais dune


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dmalir tr keyr, m p tmde tmtqpym jtgsle=a, sglamei. Lmg cqtm mm jor jqessym r eqam qwe-tai, ja lmg ote t okel pek-

=mti camjtgsim wei v oym jajo-pa=e ote t pgj jatlelxim row p nym qwetai. Let leckymd sgleym ja o d toi lqtuqm ce

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city, a power which we have acquired in con-

sequence of these qualities. For Athens aloneamong her contemporaries, when put to thetest, is superior to the report of her, and shealone neither affords to the enemy who comesagainst her cause for irritation at the charac-ter of the foe by whom he is defeated, nor tohersubject for complaint that his masters areunworthy. Many are the proofs which we havegiven of our power and assuredly it does not


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dmalir tr pkeyr, tm poam t pqoteqla-t lar at lr pqospqisam. Diti p kartr sucwqmour pkeir lmg pkir tm Ag-mm, tam te p dojilasam, podeijmetaimytqa tr vlgr tgr, ja at lmg ote ertm ttlemom paqwei voqlm camajtse-yr, diti mijg p toiotom wqm, ote ertor pgjour voqlm paqapmou, ti jubeq-mmtai p manour. L t m dsylem d ja-tavamer podeneir tr dumler lar, tr -

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vrit de fait, cest ce que montre la puissance

mme que nous avons acquise notre villegrce ces traits de caractre. Seule de tousles tats actuels, elle se rvle lpreuve su-prieure sa rputation; seule, elle ne suscitejamais chez les ennemis qui lont attaquedirritation, voir lauteur de leurs malheurs,ni chez ses sujets la protestation quun matreindigne les commande. Il existe des marquesinsignes, et les tmoignages ne manquent pas,


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tm dmalim aqaswlemoi tor te mmja tor peita haulas=gsle=a, jaodm qosdelemoi ote Olqou pai-mtou ote stir pesi lm t atja tq-

xei, tm d qcym tm pmoiam k-=eia bkxei, kk sam lm hkas-sam ja cm s`atm t letq tkljatamacjsamter cems=ai, amtawo

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lack witnesses, and therefore we shall be the

wonder not only of the men of today but of af-ter times; we shall need no Homerto sing ourpraise nor any other poet whose verses mayperhaps delight for themoment but whose pre-sentation of the facts will be discredited by thetruth. Nay, we have compelled every sea andevery land to grant access to our daring, andhave everywhere planted everlasting memori-


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poar kkyste tsoi tmti pqwoum xeuderlqtuqer, heleamtijelemom haulaslojadi tor sucwqmour ja di tor letacemest-qour, wyqr jm m wylem mcjgm ote Ol-qou, di m xk tor pamour lar, ote kkoupoigto, poor di tm stwym tou lpoqe mtqx pqr sticlm, kk to poou vamta-sidgr paqstasir tm cecomtym h diaxeu-s p tm keiam tm pqacltym, vongmacjsalem je hkassam ja je cm

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pour signaler cette puissance, et nous offrir

ladmiration de tous, dans le prsent et danslavenir; nous navons besoin ni dun Homrepour nous glorifier, ni de personne dont lesaccents charmeront sur le moment, mais dontles interprtations auront ptir de la vritdes faits : nous avons contraint toute mer ettoute terre souvrir devant notre audace, et


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d lmglea jajm te jca=m dianuc-jatoijsamter. Peq toiatgr om -keyr ode te cemmayr dijaiomter l -vaiqe=mai atm lawlemoi teketg-

sam, ja tm keipolmym mta tim e-jr =keim pq atr jlmeim.

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als both of evil to foes and of good to friends.

Such, then, is the city for which these men no-bly fought and died, deeming it their duty norto let her be taken from them; and it is fittingthat every man who is left behind should suf-fer willingly for her sake.


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m moiw er tm letqam tklgm, ja cjate-speqalem pamto amia lmglea mdqacai-m mamtom wqm ja pq vkym. Upq toia-tgr koipm pkeyr lawlemoi pesam o pqoje-lemoi mejqo, diti jqimam lecakovqmyr ja-jm tym m l pitqxoum m tor vaiqe a-tg, ja jaer p lr tor pifmtar emaipqulor vusij m povq t pmta pqrwqim tgr.

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partout nous avons laiss des monuments im-

prissables, souvenirs de maux et de biens.Voil ce quest notre cit; pour elle, noble-ment, parce quils refusaient de sen laisserdpouiller, ces hommes sont morts en com-battant, et de mme, parmi ceux qui restent,chacun doit normalement accepter de souf-frir pour elle.


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XLII.Di d ja ljuma t eq trkeyr, didasjakam te oiolemor leq sou lm emai tm cma ja ortmde lgdm pqwei loyr, ja tm e-

kocam la v or mm kcy ameqmsgleoir ja=istr. Ja eqgtai atr tlcista cq tm kim lmgsa, a

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pericles' funeral oration xlii, trsl. h. s. jones

XLII . It is for this reason that I have dwelt

upon the greatness of our city; for I have de-sired to show you that we are contending fora higher prize than those who do notenjoy suchprivileges in like degree, and at the same timeto let the praise of these men in whose honourI amnow speaking bemademanifest byproofs.Indeed, the greatest part of their praise has al-ready been spoken; for when I lauded the city,


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XLII . Di toto jqibr ja penetgm pe-qissteqom er t to lecakeou tr pkeyr, di-ti kgsa m sr deny, ti t ka, di t -poa cymiflea, emai pok lecakteqa pjema, di t poa cymfomtai soi dm po-kaoum loia l at pkeomejtlata, ja suc-wqmyr m jatadeny di pqaclatijm pode -neym tm paimom tm mdqm atm d, pqrtilm tm poym lik sleqom. Ja tmti tlecakteqomlqortocjyloutymkwg dg.

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peqijkeous epitavios xlii, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xlii, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XLII. Cest bien pourquoi je me suis tendu

sur ce qui concernait la cit: je voulais fairecomprendre que lenjeu de la lutte nest pasle mme pour nous et pour ceux qui nont un gal degr aucun de ces avantages ; et jevoulais en mme temps appuyer de marquessensibles lloge de ceux en lhonneur de quije parle aujourdhui. Et, cet gard, le prin-cipal est fait, car les traits de notre cit que


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tmde ja tm toimde qeta jslg-sam, ja oj m okkor tm Ekkmymsqqopor speq tmde kcor tm q-cym ameg. Doje d loi dgkom mdqr

qetm qtg te lgmousa ja tekeu-taa be`aiosa mm tmde jatastqo-v. Ja cq tor tkka weqosi djaiom

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that was but the praise wherewith the brave

deeds of these men and men like them have al-readyadornedher; and therearenotmany Hel-lenes whose fame would be found, like theirs, e-venly balanced with their deeds. And it seemsto me that such a death as these men died givesproof enough of manly courage, whether asfirst revealing it or as affording its final con-firmation. Aye, even in the case of those whoin other ways fell short of goodness, it is but


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Diti tmdqacalata atm ja tm loymtym pqosdysam mam klxim er tm dnam trpkeyr tm poam lmgsa, ja kcoi pqwoumEkkgmer tm poym vlg h lpoqose m dei-w n sou sqqopor pqr t qca, som tmpqojeilmym mejqm. Molfy, kkyste, ti toi-otor hmator, pyr tm mdqm atm d,podeijmei qyslm, ete r pojakptym a-tm di pqtgm voqm, ete r pisvqacfym a-tm tekeiytijr. Diti di jemour, o pooi p

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jai exalts doivent aux mrites de ces hommes

et de ceux qui leur ressemblent toute leurbeaut ; et il est peu de Grecs propos de quiles mots, comme pour eux, trouveraient dansles faits un exact quivalent. Aussi bien, unmrite viril ressort, je crois, de la fin qui estla leur aujourdhui quelle en soit le pre-mier indice ou lultime confirmation. Mmepour un tre autrement mdiocre, la bravoure


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tm r tor oklour pq tr atq-dor mdqaca=am qot=es=ai ca-= cq jajm vamsamter joimr lk-kom vkgsam j tm dym `kaxam.

Tmde d ote kotou tir tm ti -pkausim qotilsar lakajs=g o-te emar kpdi, r jm ti diavucmatm koutseiem, ma`okm to dei-mo poisato tm d tm mamtym ti-

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right that the valour with which they fought

for their country should be set before all else;for they have blotted out evil with good andhave bestowed a greater benefit by their serv-ice to the state than they have done harm bytheir private lives. And no one of these men ei-ther so set his heart upon the continued enjoy-ment of wealth as to become a coward, or putoff the dreadfulday, yielding to the hope whichpoverty inspires, that if he could but escape it


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kkar tuwm pxeir emai jajo, djaiom emai jat tor poklour pideiwesa mdqacaam jtiltai peqissteqom p je kko. Di-ti, posbsamter t jajm di to jako, pa-qswom er tm patqda lecakgtqam vkeiamp tm fglam po pqonmgsam r ditai. Ja-mer m totoir p tor mdqar ator d dmpqotlgse tm sumwisim tr pokaseyr topkotou, ste m deiw deikr, ote ftgse mmabk tmtqoleqmlqaml tm vusijm er

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la guerre, au service de la patrie, mrite de

cacher le reste : le bien efface le mal, et luti-lit dans lordre public passe le tort causdans la vie prive. Quant ces hommes, ilnest point arriv que,dans la richesse, le sou-ci de continuer en jouir les ait fait mollir,ni que, dans la pauvret, lesprance de pou-voir, plus tard, y chapper pour devenir richesleur ait fait diffrer lpreuve ; le chtiment


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lyqam o=eimotqam atm ka`mterja jimdmym la tmde jkkistom mol-samter `ouk=gsam let ato torlm tilyqes=ai, tm d ves=ai, k-

pdi lm t vamr to jatoq=seim -pitqxamter, qc d eq to dg -qylmou svsim ator niomter epoi-

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he might yet become rich; but, deeming the

punishment of the foe to be more desirablethan these things, and at the same time re-garding such a hazard as the most glorious ofall, they chose, accepting the hazard, to be a-venged uponthe enemy and to relinquish theseother things, trusting to hope the still obscurepossibilities of success, but in action, as to theissue that was before their eyes, confidently


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tm ptywm kpda, ti lpoqe jlg, m pi-fs, m pkouts. Akk heyqsamter ti ti-lyqa tm wqm to pok pkom pogt paqt pqclata at, ja ti dm lpoqosam mjsoum tm fym tym wqim ecemestqar po-seyr, pevsisam, diajimdumeomter atm,m jdijgom lm jemour, paqaitsoum d kat koip. Ja mepistegsam lm er tm kp-da t dgkom tr pituwar to cmor, kk ,tivoq er tm paqmta ja pq tm vaklm

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de ladversaire a t leursyeux un objet plus

dsirable que ceux- l, et en mme temps ledanger courir leur est apparu comme beauentre tous : ils ont donc voulu, en le courant,obtenir ce chtiment et atteindre cet idal,sen remettant lesprance pour ce que larussite avait dincertain, mais prtendant enpratique se fier eux seuls pour les ralitsds lors tangibles. En cela, ils ont plus estimle fait de rsister et succomber que celui de


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=mai, ja m at t lmes=ai jaa=em lkkom cgslemoi mdmtersfes=ai, t lm aswqm to kcou -vucom, t d qcom t slati pleimam

ja di kawstou jaiqo twgr la j-l tr dngr lkkom to dour pgk-kcgsam.

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relying upon themselves. And then when the

moment of combat came, thinking it better todefendthemselvesand sufferdeath ratherthanto yield and save their lives, they fled, indeed,from the shamefulword of dishonour, but withlife and limb stood stoutly to their task, andin the brief instant ordained by fate, at thecrowning moment not of fear but of glory, theypassed away.


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tym jmdumom, stgqwgsam lmom er autorja t pqosypijm tym hqqor. Ja tam eq-gsam er t lsom to jimdmou, jqmomter pqo-tilteqom mpomoum peqaspfomter autorpaq m syom powyqomter, pvucam lmt meidor tr deikar, mtiletpisam lyr xu-w te ja slati tm jmdumom, ja sucwqmyrersticlmqislmgmptrelaqlmgrletk-kanam `om, wi tqlomter p vbom, kk peqi-bakklemoi p tm vytostvamom tr dngr.

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cder pour sauver leur vie ; ils ont ainsi dro-

b la honte leur rputation et affront, deleurs personnes, laction: dans le bref instanto le sort intervint, quand ils sen sont alls,ctait la gloire, plus que la crainte, qui mar-quait son apoge.


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XLIII.Ja ode lm qosgjmtyr t -kei toiode cmomto tor d koipor wqsvakestqam lm ewes=ai, toklot-qam d lgdm niom tm r tor okel-

our dimoiam weim, sjopomtar l kclm tm vekam, m m tir qr odmweqom ator lr edtar lgjmoi, k-

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pericles' funeral oration xliii, trsl. h. s. jones

XLIII . And so these men then bore them-

selves after a manner that befits our city; butyou who survive, though you may pray that itbe with less hazard, should resolve that youwill have a spirit to meet the foe which is nowhit less courageous; and you must estimatethe advantage of such a spirit not alone by aspeakers words, for he could make a long sto-ry in telling you what you yourselves know


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XLIII. Ja ato lm dewgsam toioutotq-pyr nioi tr pkeyr. Ser n kkou o pifm-ter vekete m heyqsete jajm sar, pyrpidenete pqr tor wqor vqmglawikic-teqom toklgqm, lokomti pqpei m ewese pyrtoto dgcs er jbasim kicteqom keqam.Tm vkeiam d totou vekete m jqmete wipkr p t `sei tm kcym qtoqor, po-or lpoqose m lajqgcoqs, jtym pqrmqpour cmyqfomtar n sou jak som ja

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peqijkeous epitavios xliii, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xliii, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XLII I . Ces hommes, donc, eurent l une

conduite qui sapparente bien la cit. Ceuxqui restent, eux, doivent, pour leurs disposi-tions lgard de lennemi, souhaiter un sortplus sr, mais prtendre une audace nonmoindre : ne considrez pas seulement en pa-roles des avantages, sur lesquels on ne vousapprendrait rien insister longuement, endisant tout lintrt quil y a repousser un


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cym sa m t tor okelour lme-s=ai ca= mestim, kk lkkom tmtr keyr dmalim ja= lqam qcheylmour ja qastr cicmolmour a-

tr, ja tam lm leckg dn emai,m=uloulmour ti toklmter ja ci-cmsjomter t domta ja m tor qcoiraswumlemoi mdqer at jtsamto,

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as well as he all the advantages that are to

be gained by warding off the foe. Nay ratheryou must daily fix your gaze upon the powerof Athens and become lovers of her, and whenthe vision of her greatness has inspired you,reflect that all this has been acquired by menof courage who knew theirduty and in the hourof conflict were moved by a high sense of hon-our, who, if ever they failed in any enterprise,


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jemor ka t pkeomejtlata po sumepce-tai pjqousir to wqo. Akk vekete lk-kom ja jstgm m pqosgkmete t `kella-t sar pqr tr qatr jdgkseir tr dum-leyr tr pkeyr, yr tou cmete haulastatgr. Ja tam lpmeuste p tm ham to le-cakeou tgr, m sjevte ti ka at t p-jtgsam mdqer toklgqo, o pooi cmqifam tpqepe m pqnoum ja jat tm qam to jim-dmou dgcomtop xgkmasglatilr, ja

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ennemi; contemplez plutt chaque jour, dans

sa ralit, la puissance de la cit, soyez-en -pris, et, quand elle vous semblera grande,dites-vous que les hommes qui ont acquis ce-la montraient de laudace, discernaient leurdevoir, et, dans laction, observaient lhon-neur, quenfin, si jamais ils chouaient dansquelque tentative, ils nestimaient pas pour


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ja pte ja eq tou svakeem, ojom ja tm kim ce tr svetqar qe-tr niomter steqsjeim, jkkistom dqamom at qolemoi. Joim cq t

slata didmter d tm cqym pai-mom kl`amom ja tm tvom pisgl-tatom, oj m jemtai lkkom, kk m dna atm aq t mtuwmti aeja kcou ja qcou jaiq aelmgstor

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wereresolved thatat least their countryshould

not find herself deserted by their valour, butfreely sacrificed to her the fairest offering itwas in their power to give. For they gave theirlives forthe common weal,and in so doing wonfor themselves the praise which grows not oldand the most distinguished of all sepulchres not that in which they lie buried, but thatin which their glory survives in everlasting re-membrance, celebrated on everyoccasionwhich


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o pooi, m pot ekam potwei er jallampiweqgsim, jqimam povasistijr, ti pa-tqr tym tokwistom dm pqepe m steqg tmmdqeam tym, ja pqosveqam tm fym tym rtm mdonteqom pq atr qamom. Jasom, hu-sifomter tm fym tym di t joimm jakm, -jqdifam pqautm tm matom paimom, jatvom pisgltatom, wi tsom tm tvom, er tmpoom jemtai, som jemom, er tm poom dnatym pif elmgstor, pamgcuqifolmg ete di

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cela devoir priver la cit de leur valeur: ils lui

en faisaient abandon comme sils acquittaientune quote -part, la plus belle de toutes.En donnant leur vie la communaut, ils

recevaient pour eux-mmes lloge inaltrableet une spulture qui est la plus isigne : ellenest pas tant l o ils reposent que l o leurgloire subsiste jamais dans les mmoires, chaque occasion quoffre, indfiniment, la pa-


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jatakepetai. Amdqm cq pivammsa c tvor, ja o stgkm lmom mt oje sglamei picqav, kk jam t l qosgjos cqavor lmlg

aq jst tr cmlgr lkkom toqcou mdiaittai. Or mm ler fgk-samter ja t edailom t ke=eqom, td ke=eqom t exuwom jqmamter l

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gives rise to word of or eulogy or deed of emul-

ation. For the whole world is the sepulchre offamous men, and it is not the epitaph uponmonuments set up in their own land that a-lone commemorates them, but also in landsnot their own there abides in each breast anunwritten memorial of them, planted in theheart rather than graven on stone. Do you,therefore, now make these men you examples,andjudging freedom to behappinessand cour-


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kcym, ete di teketm er je ejaiqam. Di-ti tm pivamm mdqm tvor emai kg c,ja dm dialmglomeomtai ato lmom er tm di-jm tym patqda di pitulbym stgkm ja pi-cqavm, kk ja er tm nmgm diatgqetai -cqavor lmlg tym, waqaclmg er t pmelajstou lkkom paq er kij lmglea. Tormdqar ator vekete m lilgte, ja hey-qomter ti helkiom tr etuwar emai keue-qa, ja tr keueqar exuwa, l pobkpe-

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role ou laction. Des hommes illustres ont

pour tombeau la terre entire ; ce nest passeulement une inscription sur une stle qui,dans leurs pays, rappelle leur existence: mmesur un sol tranger, sans rien dcrit, chacunest habit par un souvenir, qui sattache leurs sentiments plus qu leurs actes. Queleur modle inspire aujourdhui votre mula-tion, et, mettant le bonheur dans la libert,la libert dans la vaillance, ne regardez pas


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eqioqs=e tor okelijor jimd-mour. O cq o jajopqacomter dijai-teqom veidoem m to bou, or kproj stim ca=o, kk or mamta

leta`ok m t fm ti jimdumeetai jam or lkista lecka t diavqomta,m ti tasysim. Akceimotqa cq m-dq ce qmgla womti let to laka-

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age to be freedom, be not too anxious about

the dangers of war. For it is not those that arein evil plight who have the best excuse for be-ing unsparing of their lives, for they have nohope of better days, but rather those who runthe risk, if they continue to live, of the oppo-site reversal of fortune, and those to whom itmakes the greatest difference if they suffer adisaster. For to a manly spirit more bitter is


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te l mgsuwam er tor jimdmour to poklou.Diti soi emai dustuwer ja ote er peqpty-sim mjgr woum kpda jakkitqym leqm, -woum kicteqom kcom m dewmymtai veidertr fyr tym, paq jemoi, o pooi, m najo-kousoum fmter, tqwoum tm jmdumom m le-tapsoum p tm etuwam er tm dustuwam,ja o pooi, m mijgom, woum m wsoum pe-qissteqom p je kkom. Jasom er mdqawomta cemmaom vqmgla, emai kceimotqa

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de trop prs aux prils de la guerre. Ce ne

sont point les gens dont le sort est mauvaisqui peuvent de la faon la plus lgitime fairebon march dune vie o ils nont pas de bon-heur attendre: ce sont ceux qui, en continu-ant vivre, risquent en revirement de condi-tion, et propos de qui la diffrence, en casdchec, est la plus grande. Car il est plusdur, pour un homme un peu fier, de subir un


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jis=mai jjysir let lgr jajoimr kpdor la cicmlemor ma-s=gtor hmator.

XLIV.Di peq ja tor tmde mm toj-ar, soi qeste, oj kovqolai lk-kom aqalu=solai. Em okutq-poir cq nulvoqar pstamtai tqavm-

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pericles' funeral oration xliv, trsl. h.s. jones

humiliation associated with cowardice than

death when it comes unperceived in close com-pany with stalwart deeds and public hopes.

XLIV. Wherefore, I do not commiserate theparents of these men, as many of you as arepresent here, but will rather try to comfortthem. For they know that their lives have beenpassed amid manifold vicissitudes ; and it is


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tapemysir, tm poam pqojake deika, paq mdumor hmator, peqwlemor er sticlmpoemaiceltorp hqqor ja lpmetai suc-wqmyr p tm kpda tr mjgr tr patqdor.

XLIV. Di toto ja tor comer tm sleqomhaptolmym |soi paqstase d| dm o-jteqy, kk h pqospasy lkkom lmom mpaqalusy. Cmyqfete tmti ti fy sardikem m ls poijkym letabokm tr twgr,

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peqijkeous epitavios xliv, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xliv, trad. jacqueline de romilly

amoindrissement accompagnant un manque

de fermet, que de garder sa propre nergieainsi que lesprance commune, et de subirla mort sans lavoir sentie venir.

XLIV. Cest bien pourquoi, madressant ceux, ici prsents, qui avez un fils parmi ceshommes, je pleure moins ce sort que je neveux y apporter un rconfort. Tous savent,en effet, que lexistence est faite de vicissi-


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ter t d etuwr, o m tr epqepest-tgr kwysim, speq ode lm mm, tekeu-tr, ler d kpgr, ja or meudailo-msa te bor loyr ja mtekeutsai

numeletq=g. Wakepm lm om odae=eim m, m ja okkjir nete po-lmlata m kkym etuwair, ar otja ato ckkes=e ja kpg ow m

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to be accounted good fortune when men win,

even as these now, a most glorious death and you a like grief and when life has beenmeted out to them to be happy in no less thanto die in. It will be difficult, I know, to per-suade you of the truth of this, when you willconstantly be reminded of your loss by seeingothers in the enjoyment of blessings in whichyou too once took delight; and grief, I know, is


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m etuwer pqpei m heyqomtai jemoi, ertor poour loqa ekem pijksei tsom ti-lgtijmhmatom, pyr tm pqojeilmym mejqm, tsom tilgtijm pmor, pyr t dijm sar,ja jemoi, tm poym fy pqoseletqg o-tyr, ste t qiom tr edailomar m sulpspqr tm sticlm to hamtou. Cmyqfy kgrti emai dsjokom m sr pesy, vo tm p-keim sar h pemulfoum pokkjir a etuwaitm kkym, tr poar ja ser pqogcoulmyr

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tudes varies : lheureuse fortune consiste

rencontrer ce qui est le plus noble, soit en faitde mort comme ces hommes soit en faitde chagrin comme vous ; et cest davoir euune vie si bien calcule que le bonheur y con-cide avec la fin. Je sais bien quil est difficilede le faire admettre, propos de ceux quetant doccasions vous rappelleront, quandvous verrez autrui jouir dun bonheur, dont,auparavant, vous aussi, vous tiez fiers; et le


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m tir l eiqaslemor ca=m steq-sjgtai, kk o m =r cemlemor -vaiqe=. Jaqteqem d wq ja kkymadym kpdi, or ti kija tjmysim

oies=ai d te cq tm oj mtymk=g o picicmlemo tisim somtai,ja t kei diw=em, j te to l qg-

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felt, not for the want of the good things which

a man has never known but for what is takenaway from him after he has once become ac-customed to it. But those of you who are stillof an age to have offspring should bear up inthe hope of other children; for not only to man-y of you individually will the children that areborn hereafter be a cause of forgetfulness ofthose who are gone, but the state also will reapa double advantage it will not be left deso-


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pekasate. Ja kupetaijamer wi di tm tu-wm kkeixim cam, t poa dm dojlasem,kk di tm vaqesim jemym, er t poa e-we sumeisei. Akk soi ese jlg er kijampqr paidopoiam, pqpei m polmete tm sul-voqm l lecakgtqam jaqteqam, l tm kpdapojtseyr ja kkym tjmym. Diti ma te-jmopoia wi lmom tolijr h jl pokkorm kgslomsoum tor mejqor tym, kk ja ertm pkim h paqsw dittm vkeiam, ja k-

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chagrin ne sattache pas aux biens dont on

est priv sans en avoir got, mais ceux quivous sont ts quand on en avait pris lhabi-tude. Cependant il faut tre fermes, ne se-rait - ce que par lespoir dautres enfants, sivous tes encore en ge den avoir. Indivi-duellement, leur venue apportera certainsloubli de ceux qui ne sont plus, et la cit, elle,en tirera un double avantage, en vitant de se


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los=ai ja svake, numosei o cqom te som ti djaiom boukees=ai om l ja adar j to loou aqa-`akklemoi jimdumeysim. Osoi d a

aqg`jate, tm te koma jqdor mgtuwete bom ces=e ja tmde bqa-wm ses=ai, ja t tmde ejke jou-

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late and it will be secure. For they cannot pos-

sibly offer fair and impartial counsel who, hav-ing no children to hazard,do not havean equalpart in the risk. But as for you who have pas-sed your prime, count as gain the greater por-tion of your life during which you were fortu-nate and remember that the remainder will beshort; and be comforted by the fair fame of


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c l kattseyr to pkguslo ja kc -svakear. Diti dm emai dumatm m woum tmdam nam m emai psgr djaiai a peq tmdglosym pqacltym cmlai jemym, soi dmwoum, pyr o kkoi, tjma di m letswoumtm dym jimdmym. Osoi n kkou ese cqom-ter, pqpei m molfete, ti lm dg diamuerlajqteqor `or, jat tm poom pqnate e-tuwer, emai jqdor, d paqm h emai smto-lor, ja m majouvfese l tm dnam tm me-

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dpeupler, et pour le soin de sa scurit : car

il nest pas possible dintervenir aux dlib-rations, sur un pied dgalit et de faon -quitable, quand on nengage pas, comme lesautres, des enfants dans la partie jouer. Quant vous, qui avez pass lge, comptantpour un bnfice davoir vcu heureuse la p-riode la plus longue de votre vie, dites-vousque le reste sera court, et allgez votre peine


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vfes=e. T cq iktilom cqym l-mom, ja oj m t wqe tr kijar tjeqdameim, speq timr asi, lkkomtqpei, kk t tils=ai.

XLV. Pais d a soi tmde qeste dekvor q lcam tm cma (tm cqoj mta par ey=em paimem), ja l-

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pericles' funeral oration xlv, trsl. h. s. jones

these your sons. For the love of honour alone

is untouched by age, and when one comes tothe ineffectual period of life it is not gain assome say, that gives the greater satisfaction,but honour.

XLV. But for such of you here present as aresons and brothers of these men,I see the great-ness of the conflict that awaits you for thedead are always praised and even were you


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jqm atm d. Diti lmom cpg tm ti-lm dm cgqsjei pot, ja tam jamer vser tm jaqpom peqodom tr fyr, wi tsom tjqdor, pyr leqijo swuqfomtai, som a tilapaqwoum tm lecakgtqam tqxim.

XLV. Di sour d p tor paqmtar ese t-jma dekvo tm pesmtym, `kpy tm c-ma tr pqr ator lkkgr to m vamte m-tnio tym dusweq (diti tor mejqor sumei-

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peqijkeous epitavios xlv, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xlv, trad. jacqueline de romilly


par le renom quils ont acquis. Seul, en effet,

lamour de la gloire rsiste la vieillesse, et ilnest pas vrai que, dans la strilit de lge, legain reprsente, comme certains le disent, la-grment principal; cest plutt lhonneur.

XLV. Maintenant, pour vous, ici prsents,qui avez un pre parmi ces hommes, ou bienun frre, je vois toute lampleur de la lutte soutenir : celui qui nest plus sattachent


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kir m ja= peq`okm qetr ow lo-oi, kk kc weqour jqi=ete. V=-mor cq tor fsi qr t mtpakom, td l lpodm mamtacymst emo

tetlgtai. E d le de ja cumaijear tiqetr, sai mm m wgqe somtai, lmg-

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to attain to surpassing virtue, hardly would

you be judged, I will not say their equals, buteven a little inferior. For there is envy of theliving on account of rivalry, but that which hasbeen removed from our path is honoured witha good-will that knows no antagonism.

If I am to speak also of womanly virtues,referring to those of you who will henceforth


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foum o pmter m cjylifoum), ja somdpo-te pqowom mdqeam ja m pidenete, lkir hheyqgte, dm kcy `baia loioi, kk kcomjatteqoi p ator. Diti letan tm fm-tym pijqate vmor pqr tor mtipkour, -m jemoi po dm potekom pkom lpdiom ditor kkour tilmtai pmtote di emoar, jattr poar jamer dm mtitssetai. Akk mpqp m lmglomesy pysdpote ja tm qe-tm tm cumaijm jemym, sai to koipo h

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dordinaire les louanges unanimes ; et cest

tout juste si le comble du mrite pourrait vousfaire juger, non pas leurs gaux, mais presquede leur trempe. La jalousie sadresse, chez lesvivants, un lment rival; ce que lon napoint sur son chemin reoit lhommage dunefaveur sans antagonisme. Enfin, sil mefaut, dun mot, voquer aussi des mrites f-minins, pour celles qui vont maintenant vivre


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s=mai, bqawe aqaimsei pam sg-lam. Tr te cq paqwosgr seyrl weqosi cems=ai lm leckg d-na ja r m p kwistom qetr qi

xcou m tor qsesi jkor .

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be in widowhood, I will sum up all in a brief

admonition: Great is your glory if you fall notbelow the standard which nature has set foryour sex, and great also is hers of whom thereis least talk among men whether in praise orin blame.


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fsoum r wqai, h sucjevakaisy tm pqratr paqamesm lou er tr kcar atr k-neir. Leckg kgr h emai dna di sr,m dm deiwte jatteqai tr cumaijear v-seyr, ja psgr leckg di jemar p sr,peq tm qetm kattyltym tm poym -som t dumatm kicteqor cmetai kcor leta-n tm mdqm.

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dans le veuvage, jexprimerai tout avec un

bref conseil : si vous ne manquez pas ce quiest votre nature,ce sera pour vous une grandegloire; et de mme pourcelles dont les mritesou les torts feront le moins parler delles par-mi les hommes.


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XLVI. Eqgtai ja lo kc jat tmmlom sa ewom qsvoqa, ja qc ohaptlemoi t lm dg jejslgmtai, td atm tor adar t p tode dg-

los kir lwqi `gr hqxei, v-kilom stvamom tosd te ja tor keipo-lmoir tm toimde cmym qoti=e-

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pericles' funeral oration xlvi, trsl. h.s. jones

XLVI. I have now spoken, in obedience to the

law, such words as I had that were fitting, andthose whom we are burying have already inpart also received their tribute in our deeds;besides, the state will henceforth maintaintheir children at the public expense until theygrow to manhood, thus offering both to thedead and to their survivors a crown of sub-stantial worth as their prize in such contests.


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XLVI. Enepkqysa t p to mlou pibak-klemom jajom, jsar di to kcou lou -sa ewa pqsvoqa pqr tilm tm pesmtym, opooi kkyste ja di qcym tilgsam dg, mlqei lm di tr dglosar tavr, m lqei d k-c to ti pkir makalbmei p tode mdiaqx dglos dapm t tjma tym, lwqirtou mgkijiyom, qfousa toioutotqpyr r`qabeom tm toiotym cmym stvamom v-kilom ja di tor pesmtar ja di tor pi-

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peqijkeous epitavios xlvi, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xlvi, trad. jacqueline de romilly

XLVI. Jachve donc, en ce que me concerne,

le discours o, selon lusage, jai exprim ceque javais dire dappropri ; en ce qui con-cerne les faits, les hommes que nous enseve-lissons ont dj reu notre hommage, et ja-joute que leurs enfants seront, dornavant,levs par ltat, ses frais, jusqu leur a-dolescence.Telle est la profitable couronne of-ferte, pour prix de tels exploits, ces hommeset ceux qui restent : en effet, l o les r-


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sa =ka cq or jetai qetr lcista,tor d ja mdqer qistoi okiteousim.Mm d pokovuqlemoi m qosjei -jst pite.


pericles' funeral oration xlvi, trsl. h.s. jones

For where the prizes offered for virtue are

greatest, there are found the best citizens.And now, when you have made due lament,each for his own dead, depart.


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fmtar. Diti pou lcista qfomtai qabeaqetr, je ja qistoi poktai ojom tm p-kim. Ja tqa vo jastor n lm qmgsemqjet tm mejqm tou, pkete er t dia.

peqijkeous epitavios xlvi, ltvq. ekeuheqiou bemifekou

l'oraison funebre de pericles xlvi, trad. jacqueline de romilly

compenses proposes au mrite sont le plus

grandes, l aussi la cit groupe les hommesles plus valeureux. Maintenant, aprs une ul-time lamentation donne ceux qui vous tou-chent personnellement, il faut vour retirer .


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OPEQIJ KEOUSEPITAVIOS 1998, . -, , -, ,-

, - . , .

T - H.S. Jones Oxford Classical Texts: THU-CYDIDISHistori (Oxonii, 21942). -

(, 1940).

PERICLEs FUNERAL ORATIONwas first published by the HellenicParliament in 1998, under the presidency of Apostolos Chr. Ka-klamanis,following the proposal of the Member of Parliament Yian-nis Kephaloyiannis in independentvolumes in four languages,eatchvolume including the ancient Greek text, under the supervision ofYiannis N. Papadakis, Dean of the Athens School of Fine Arts.

The ancient Greek text ofPericles Funeral Oration as repro-duced in the present publication is taken from the edition of H.S.Jones in the Oxford Classical Texts series: THUCYDIDISHistori

(Oxonii, 21942). The new Greek text is that of Eleftherios Veni-zelos, taken from the edition of Dimitrios Kaklamanos (Oxford,1940). The English translation is taken from the Loeb ClassicalLibrary edition by C.F. Smith: THUCYDIDES,History of the Pe-loponnesian War (Cambridge, Mass., 1928). The French trans-lation is that of Jaqueline de Romilly: THUCYDIDE,La Guerre du

Ploponnse (Paris, 1962).The Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and

Democracy is grateful to the Oxford University Press, the Lib-eral Club in Athens, the Harvard University Press and the pub-lishing house Les Belles Lettres, Paris, for kindly granting per-mission to reproduce here the Greek text of Thucydides and thetranslations.-


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C.F. Smith Loeb Clas-sical Library: THUCYDIDES ,History of the Peloponnesian War(Cambridge, Mass., 1928),

Jaqueline de Romilly: THUCYDIDE,La Guerre du P-loponnse (Paris, 1962).

, , - Les Belles Lettres,

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LORAISON FUNBRE DEPRICLS a t dite par le ParlementHellnique pour la premire fois en 1998, sous la prsidencede M. Apostolos Chr. Kaklamanis, suite la proposition de M.Yiannis Kephaloyiannis, dput de Rethymnon, en volumes inde-pendents, en quatres langues, toujours vis- -vis au texte ancien,sous la supervision de M. Yiannis N. Papadakis, Recteur de l-cole Suprieure des Beau

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