Valorizing the Barbarians : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.
2011
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Ebrary electronic monographs.
Title
Valorizing the Barbarians : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.
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Edition
1st ed.
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Description
x, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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9780292726284 cloth alkaline paper
0292726287 cloth alkaline paper
9780292729919 e-book
0292726287 cloth alkaline paper
9780292729919 e-book
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