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Autore: | Adler Eric <1973-> |
Titolo: | Valorizing the Barbarians [[electronic resource] ] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / / Eric Adler |
Pubblicazione: | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2011 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina: | 937/.03072 |
Soggetto topico: | Imperialism - Historiography |
Enemies - Rome - Provinces - Historiography | |
Roman provinces - Historiography | |
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin - History and criticism | |
Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D Historiography |
Rome Foreign public opinion | |
Rome Intellectual life | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Valorizing the Barbarians |
ISBN: | 0-292-72991-X |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910456585903321 |
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