Valorizing the Barbarians [electronic resource] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.
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Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2011.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Series: | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
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Variant Title: |
Valorizing the Barbarians: Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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.