Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire

Klappentext This book examines hostage-taking in ancient Rome, which was a standard practice of international diplomacy. Zusammenfassung This book examines hostage-taking in ancient Rome! which was a standard practice of international diplomacy. Hundreds of foreign hostages! typically adolescents! were detained as the empire grew in the Republic and early Principate. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Creditor-collateral; 3. Host-guest; 4. Conqueror-trophy; 5. Father-son; 6. Teacher-student; 7. Masculine-feminine; 8. Polybious as a hostage; 9. Tacitus on hostage-taking and heroism.

Product details

• Authors: Joel Allen, Joel (City University of New York) Allen, Allen Joel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521174206
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17420-6
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE