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Valorizing the Barbarians enemy speeches in Roman historiography /

Основен автор: Adler, Eric, 1973-
Автор-организации: ebrary, Inc.
Формат: Електронен
Език: English
Публикувано: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Издание: 1st ed.
Серия: Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture
Предмети:
Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > ca. 132-63 B.C.
Hannibal, > 247-182 B.C.
Boadicea, > Queen, > d. 62.
Imperialism > Historiography.
Enemies > Rome > Provinces > Historiography.
Roman provinces > Historiography.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. > Historiography.
Rome > Foreign public opinion.
Rome > Intellectual life.
Electronic books.
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Съдържание:
  • 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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