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Valorizing the Barbarians [electronic resource] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.

By: Adler, Eric, 1973-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 269 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 B.C | Hannibal, 247-182 B.C | Boadicea, Queen, -62 | Imperialism -- Historiography | Enemies -- Rome -- Provinces -- Historiography | Roman provinces -- Historiography | Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism | Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Historiography | Rome -- Foreign public opinion | Rome -- Intellectual lifeGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 937/.03072 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
pt. 1. Mithridates and the East -- "A deep-seated lust for empire and riches" : Sallust's Epistula Mithridatis -- "Their whole population has the spirit of wolves" : Pompeius Trogus' speech of Mithridates -- pt. 2. Hannibal and Carthage -- "He considered it to be in no way worthy to contemplate the hope of living defeated" : Polybius' speeches of Hannibal -- "Nothing at all has been left to us, except that which we defend with arms" : Livy's Hannibal -- pt. 3. Boudica and Britain -- "Men might live and be slaves" : Tacitus' speech of Boudica -- "Slaves to a bad lyre-player" : Cassius Dio's speech of Boudica -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Texts and translations of the speeches examined at length.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index.

pt. 1. Mithridates and the East -- "A deep-seated lust for empire and riches" : Sallust's Epistula Mithridatis -- "Their whole population has the spirit of wolves" : Pompeius Trogus' speech of Mithridates -- pt. 2. Hannibal and Carthage -- "He considered it to be in no way worthy to contemplate the hope of living defeated" : Polybius' speeches of Hannibal -- "Nothing at all has been left to us, except that which we defend with arms" : Livy's Hannibal -- pt. 3. Boudica and Britain -- "Men might live and be slaves" : Tacitus' speech of Boudica -- "Slaves to a bad lyre-player" : Cassius Dio's speech of Boudica -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Texts and translations of the speeches examined at length.

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