War and Peace in Ancient and Medieval History

Klappentext Study of the making and breaking of peace treaties and truces from Classical Greece to the High Middle Ages. Zusammenfassung Major study of the ideas and practices involved in the making and breaking of peace treaties and truces from Classical Greece to the time of the Crusades. The chapters discuss a wide range of uses to which treaties and other peace agreements were put by rulers and military commanders. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Philip de Souza and John France; 2. Making and breaking treaties in the Greek world P. J. Rhodes; 3. War, peace and diplomacy in Graeco-Persian relations from the sixth to the fourth century BC Eduard Rung; 4. Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy J. W. Rich; 5. Parta victoriis pax: Roman emperors as peacemakers Philip de Souza; 6. Treaty-making in late antiquity A. D. Lee; 7. Byzantine diplomacy: good faith, trust and co-operation in international relations in late antiquity Michael Whitby; 8. Treaties between Byzantium and the Islamic world Catherine Holmes; 9. Siege conventions in Western Europe and the Latin East John France; 10. Paying the Danegeld: Anglo-Saxon peacemaking with Vikings Richard Abels; 11. Peace among equals: twelfth-century European treaties Esther Pascua.

Product details

• Authors: Philip de Souza, Philip De France Souza
• Assisted by: Philip de Souza (Editor), John France (Editor), France John (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521174145
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17414-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Public international law: humanitarian law