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.