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A curated collection of Enlightenment operas, paintings, and literary works that were all marked by the 'Telemacomania' scandal, a furious cultural frenzy with dangerous political stakes.

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera --- Opera. --- Opera --- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, --- Mitridate, re di Ponto (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus) --- Idomeneo (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

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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.

Imperialism --- Enemies --- Roman provinces --- Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin --- Impérialisme --- Ennemis --- Provinces romaines --- Discours latins --- Historiography. --- History --- History and criticism. --- Historiographie --- Histoire --- Histoire et critique --- Mithridates --- Hannibal, --- Boadicea, --- Rome --- Foreign public opinion --- Intellectual life. --- Opinion publique étrangère --- Vie intellectuelle --- Provinces --- Foreign public opinion. --- Impérialisme --- Opinion publique étrangère --- Provinces of Rome --- Adversaries --- Antagonists --- Enemies (Persons) --- Foes --- Opponents --- Hostility (Psychology) --- Provinces&delete& --- Historiography --- History and criticism --- Mithradatēs, --- Mithradates --- Mithridates, --- Mithridatos --- Mitridat Evpator, --- Mitridate Eupatore, --- Mitridate --- Mitrydat --- ʼAnibāl, --- Annibal, --- Annibale, --- Annibas, --- Gannibal, --- Ḥanibaʻal, --- Hanībaʻl, --- חניבעל, --- هنيبال --- Boadicia, --- Bodicca, --- Boudica, --- Boudicca, --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- هيني بال

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Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly illustrated book--the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years--Adrienne Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with the most recent archaeological and scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been told before. The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. The Poison King is a gripping account of one of Rome's most relentless but least understood foes.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

Poisoning --- Empoisonnement --- Political aspects --- Aspect politique --- Mithridates --- Pontus --- Rome --- Mediterranean Region --- Black Sea Region --- Pont (Région ancienne) --- Méditerranée, Région de la --- Noire, Région de la mer --- Kings and rulers --- Biography --- History. --- History --- History, Military. --- Rois et souverains --- Biographies --- Histoire --- Histoire militaire --- Empoisonnement (Droit pénal) --- Mithridate --- Pont (Région ancienne) --- Méditerranée, Région de la --- Noire, Région de la mer --- History, Military --- Toxicological emergencies --- Toxicology --- Political aspects&delete& --- Mithradatēs, --- Mithradates --- Mithridates, --- Mithridatos --- Mitridat Evpator, --- Mitridate Eupatore, --- Mitridate --- Mitrydat --- Circum-Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Area --- Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Sea Region --- Poisoning - Political aspects - Rome - History --- Empoisonnement (Droit pénal) - Aspect politique - Rome - Histoire --- Rois et souverains - Pont (Région ancienne) - Biographies --- Mithridates - VI Eupator, - King of Pontus, - ca. 132-63 B.C. --- Mithridate - VI Eupator, - roi du Pont, - ca 132-63 av. J.-C. --- Pontus - Kings and rulers - Biography --- Pontus - History --- Rome - History - Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C. --- Black Sea Region - History, Military --- Mediterranean Region - History, Military --- Pont (Région ancienne) - Histoire --- Rome - Histoire - 88-63 av. J.-C. (Guerres contre Mithridate) --- Méditerranée, Région de la - Histoire militaire --- Noire, Région de la mer - Histoire militaire --- Mithridate (roi du Pont ; 0132?-0063 av. J.-C.) --- Intoxication --- Méditerranée (région) --- Mer Noire (région) --- Antiquité --- Biography.