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Autore |
Adler Eric <1973-> |
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Titolo |
Valorizing the Barbarians [[electronic resource] ] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / / Eric Adler |
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imperialism - Historiography |
Enemies - Rome - Provinces - Historiography |
Roman provinces - Historiography |
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D Historiography |
Rome Foreign public opinion |
Rome Intellectual life |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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