Valorizing the Barbarians [electronic resource] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.
Adler, Eric, 1973-
2011
DG271 .A35 2011eb
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Title Valorizing the Barbarians [electronic resource] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.
Author Adler, Eric, 1973-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780292726284 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292726287 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292729919 (e-book)
Imprint Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Language English
Description x, 269 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number DG271 .A35 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 937/.03072
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Series Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture
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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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