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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456585903321

Autore

Adler Eric <1973->

Titolo

Valorizing the Barbarians [[electronic resource] ] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / / Eric Adler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2011

ISBN

0-292-72991-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture

Disciplina

937/.03072

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.