02680nam a2200481 a 4500 ebr10485559 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110204s2011 txu sb 001 0deng d 2011003847 9780292726284 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292726287 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780292729919 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)741747783 e------ ff----- aw----- DG271 .A35 2011eb 937/.03072 22 Adler, Eric, 1973- Valorizing the Barbarians [electronic resource] : enemy speeches in Roman historiography / Eric Adler. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011. x, 269 p. Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 B.C. Hannibal, 247-182 B.C. Boadicea, Queen, d. 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. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10485559 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224130 224130