Valorizing the Barbarians enemy speeches in Roman historiography / [electronic resource] :
Eric Adler.
- 1st ed.
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
- x, 269 p. ; 24 cm.
- Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture .
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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Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 B.C. Hannibal, 247-182 B.C. Boadicea, Queen, -62
Imperialism--Historiography. Enemies--Provinces--Historiography.--Rome Roman provinces--Historiography. Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin--History and criticism.
Rome--History--Historiography.--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Rome--Foreign public opinion. Rome--Intellectual life.