Eric Adler explores the degree to which ancient historians of Rome were capable of valorizing foreigners and presenting criticisms of their own society. By examining speeches put into the mouths of barbarian leaders by a variety of writers, he investigates how critical of the empire these historians could be.
Eric Adler explores the degree to which ancient historians of Rome were capable of valorizing foreigners and presenting criticisms of their own society. By examining speeches put into the mouths of barbarian leaders by a variety of writers, he investigates how critical of the empire these historians could be.
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Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture
1. Acknowledgments 2. Author's Note 3. Introduction 4. Part I: Mithridates and the East * 1. "A Deep-Seated Lust for Empire and Riches": Sallust's Epistula Mithridatis * 2. "Their Whole Population Has the Spirit of Wolves": Pompeius Trogus' Speech of Mithridates 5. Part II: Hannibal and Carthage * 3. "He Considered It to Be in No Way Worthy to Contemplate the Hope of Living Defeated": Polybius' Speeches of Hannibal * 4. "Nothing at All Has Been Left to Us, Except That Which We Defend with Arms": Livy's Hannibal 6. Part III: Boudica and Britain * 5. "Men Might Live and Be Slaves": Tacitus' Speech of Boudica * 6. "Slaves to a Bad Lyre-Player": Cassius Dio's Speech of Boudica 7. 7. Conclusions 8. Appendix: Texts and Translations of the Speeches Examined at Length 9. Notes 10. Works Cited 11. Index
1. Acknowledgments 2. Author's Note 3. Introduction 4. Part I: Mithridates and the East * 1. "A Deep-Seated Lust for Empire and Riches": Sallust's Epistula Mithridatis * 2. "Their Whole Population Has the Spirit of Wolves": Pompeius Trogus' Speech of Mithridates 5. Part II: Hannibal and Carthage * 3. "He Considered It to Be in No Way Worthy to Contemplate the Hope of Living Defeated": Polybius' Speeches of Hannibal * 4. "Nothing at All Has Been Left to Us, Except That Which We Defend with Arms": Livy's Hannibal 6. Part III: Boudica and Britain * 5. "Men Might Live and Be Slaves": Tacitus' Speech of Boudica * 6. "Slaves to a Bad Lyre-Player": Cassius Dio's Speech of Boudica 7. 7. Conclusions 8. Appendix: Texts and Translations of the Speeches Examined at Length 9. Notes 10. Works Cited 11. Index
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