From reading “Commentaries on the Gallic War, Book II” and “Thucydides’ The Funeral Oration of Pericles”, identify what were the primary reasons for each author to compose these works? How are the messages of these passages similar? How do they differ? What do they relate about the role of society in warfare during their respective eras?
Secondly, identify and describe the main characters of “The Iliad by Homer: Book XVII”. What is the primary focus of the battle between the Trojans and the Achaeans at this point? What role does “honor” play in this passage?