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ONLINE

1st ed.

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011

1 online resource (x, 269 p.)

ISBN 9780292729919 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0292726287 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780292726284 (cloth : alk. paper)

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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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