Question

read the following excerpt. it is adapted from a funeral oration given by pericles in athens in 451 bce. athenians held annual public funerals to honor those who had died in war. so died these men as befitted athenians. you, their survivors, must determine to be as unfaltering on the battlefield, though you may pray that you may have a happier outcome. the value of such a spirit is not to be expressed in words; you must not be contented with talk of the advantages of a brave defense. you must yourselves realize the power of athens, and feast your eyes upon her every day, till love of her fills your hearts; and then, when all her greatness shall break upon you, you must reflect that it was by courage, sense of duty, and a keen feeling of honor in action that men were enabled to win all this, and that no threat of failure in battle could make them agree to deprive their country of their valor, but they laid their courage at her feet as the most glorious contribution that they could offer. for this offering of their lives, each of them individually received that renown which never grows old: the noblest of shrines where their glory is laid up to be eternally remembered upon every occasion on which deed or story shall call for its commemoration. adapted from pericles, \funeral oration\ based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of pericless speech? to motivate athenian soldiers to end the bloodshed of war to inspire soldiers to fight for athens to condemn soldiers who have acted dishonorably to grieve for a devastating military loss

Explanation:

Pericles urges survivors to be unwavering like the fallen, to realize Athens' power, and that it was courage and honor that won Athens its greatness. This is to inspire soldiers to fight for Athens.

Answer:

to inspire soldiers to fight for Athens