Freedom of Greece · Atlas

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Funeral OrationClassical · Greek

The freedom of Greece from Macedonian domination, presented as the central cause for which Leosthenes and the fallen fought and died.

For in exchange for a mortal body they gained undying glory, safeguarding by their personal courage the universal liberty of Greece

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Liberty they gave us as an offering for all to share, but the honor of their deeds they have bestowed upon their country as a wreath for her alone.

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For if it is for pleasure that men recall such feats of courage, what could be more pleasing to Greeks than the praise of those who gave them freedom from the Macedonian yoke?

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History of the Peloponnesian WarClassical · Greek

Brasidas's proclaimed doctrine that his campaign liberates Greek cities from Athenian rule, used to encourage revolt.

For Brasidas both showed himself moderate in other respects, and in his speeches every where declared that he was sent out to give freedom to Greece.

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HellenicaClassical · Greek

The victors' proclaimed ideal that Athens's defeat and the demolition of its walls mark the dawn of liberty for the Greek world.

After this Lysander sailed into Piraeus, the exiles returned, and the Peloponnesians with great enthusiasm began to tear down the walls to the music of flute-girls, thinking that that day was the beginning of freedom for Greece.

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