Valorizing the Barbarians : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler.

Author/creator Adler, Eric, 1973-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Descriptionx, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C.
Hannibal, 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
Boadicea, Queen, -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.

SeriesAshley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture
Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. ^A1107900
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index.
LCCN 2011003847
ISBN9780292726284 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292726287 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780292729919 (ebk.)
ISBN029272991X (ebk.)
Standard identifier# 40019561763