Valorizing the Barbarians : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / / Eric Adler.
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| Superior document: | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
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| Physical Description: | x, 269 p. |
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Table of 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.