Valorizing the Barbarians enemy speeches in Roman historiography /

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Hlavní autor: Adler, Eric, 1973-
Korporativní autor: ebrary, Inc
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Vydání:1st ed.
Edice:Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
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Obsah:
  • 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.