Valorizing the Barbarians : enemy speeches in Roman historiography Pt. 1. Mithridates and the East A deep seated lust for empire and riches : Sallusts 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 : Livys Hannibal pt. 3. Boudica and Britain Men might live and be slaves : Tacitus speech of Boudica Slaves to a bad lyre player : Cassius Dios speech of Boudica Conclusions Appendix: Texts and translations of the speeches examined at length