Valorizing the Barbarians : Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Adler, Eric, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C.
Hannibal, > 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
Boadicea, > Queen, > -62
Boadicea, > Queen, > -62.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
Public opinion
Intellectual life
Imperialism > Historiography
Historiography
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
HISTORY > Ancient.
Discours latins > Histoire et critique.
Ennemis > Rome > Provinces > Historiographie.
Imperialisme > Historiographie.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Roman provinces > Historiography.
Enemies > Rome > Provinces > Historiography.
Imperialism > Historiography.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire) > Historiographie.
Rome > Intellectual life.
Rome > Foreign public opinion.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. > Historiography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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