Valorizing the Barbarians (häftad)
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Engelska
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283
Utgivningsdatum
2011-07-01
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University of Texas Press
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black & white illustrations
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229 x 152 x 17 mm
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427 g
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2:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam
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9780292744035

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Valorizing the Barbarians (häftad)

Valorizing the Barbarians

Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography

av Eric Adler
Häftad Engelska, 2011-07-01
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With the growth of postcolonial theory in recent decades, scholarly views of Roman imperialism and colonialism have been evolving and shifting. Much recent discussion of the topic has centered on the ways in which ancient Roman historians consciously or unconsciously denigrated non-Romans. Similarly, contemporary scholars have downplayed Roman elite anxiety about their empire's expansion. In this groundbreaking new work, 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. Adler examines pairs of speeches purportedly delivered by non-Roman leaders so that the contrast between them might elucidate each writer's sense of imperialism. Analyses of Sallust's and Trogus's treatments of the Eastern ruler Mithradates, Polybius's and Livy's speeches from Carthage's Hannibal, and Tacitus's and Cassius Dio's accounts of the oratory of the Celtic warrior queen Boudica form the core of this study. Adler supplements these with examinations of speeches from other characters, as well as contextual narrative from the historians. Throughout, Adler wrestles with broader issues of Roman imperialism and historiography, including administrative greed and corruption in the provinces, the treatment of gender and sexuality, and ethnic stereotyping.
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"Adler has sensible things to say... he is a good scholar, scrupulously thorough in citing ancient sources and modern bibliography; he writes well, with only rare lapses into modish phraseology"--The Classical World

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ERIC ADLER is Assistant Professor of Classics at Connecticut College.

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AcknowledgmentsAuthor's NoteIntroductionPart I: Mithridates and the East1. "A Deep-Seated Lust for Empire and Riches": Sallust's Epistula Mithridatis2. "Their Whole Population Has the Spirit of Wolves": Pompeius Trogus' Speech of MithridatesPart II: Hannibal and Carthage3. "He Considered It to Be in No Way Worthy to Contemplate the Hope of Living Defeated": Polybius' Speeches of Hannibal4. "Nothing at All Has Been Left to Us, Except That Which We Defend with Arms": Livy's HannibalPart III: Boudica and Britain5. "Men Might Live and Be Slaves": Tacitus' Speech of Boudica6. "Slaves to a Bad Lyre-Player": Cassius Dio's Speech of Boudica7. ConclusionsAppendix: Texts and Translations of the Speeches Examined at LengthNotesWorks CitedIndex