| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 269 p. |
| Series |
Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture |
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Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, ca. 132-63 B.C.
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Hannibal, 247-182 B.C.
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Boadicea, Queen, -62.
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Imperialism -- Historiography.
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Enemies -- Rome -- Provinces -- Historiography.
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Roman provinces -- Historiography.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Historiography.
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Rome -- Foreign public opinion.
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Rome -- Intellectual life.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780292726284 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0292726287 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780292729919 (electronic bk.) |
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