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Diplomats and diplomacy in the Roman world /

Diplomats and diplomacy in the Roman world / edited by Claude Eilers. - 1 online resource. - Brill eBook titles 2009 . - Mnemosyne, Supplements 304. Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-248) and index.

Preliminary Material / Introduction / Roman Perspectives On Greek Diplomacy / Public Opinion, Foreign Policy And Just War In The Late Republic / Rome, Kinship And Diplomacy / Diplomacy And Identity Among Jews And Christians / After The Embassy To Rome: Publication And Implementation / Diplomacy In Italy In The Second Century Bc / Embassies Gone Wrong: Roman Diplomacy In The Constantinian Excerpta De Legationibus / Diplomacy As Part Of The Administrative Process In The Roman Empire / Not Official, But Permanent: Roman Presence In Allied States The Examples Of Chersonesus Taurica, The Bosporan Kingdom And Sumatar Harabesi / Maps / Bibliography / Index / Supplements To Mnemosyne Edited By G.J. Boter, A. Chaniotis, K.M. Coleman, I.J.F. De Jong And P. H. Schrijvers / Claude Eilers -- Claude Eilers -- Sheila L. Ager -- Alexander Yakobson -- Filippo Battistoni -- James B. Rives -- Jean-Louis Ferrary -- Martin Jehne -- T. Corey Brennan -- Werner Eck -- Rudolf Haensch -- Claude Eilers -- Claude Eilers -- Claude Eilers -- Claude Eilers.

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The Roman world was fundamentally a face-to-face culture, where it was expected that communication and negotiations would be done in person. This can be seen in Rome’s contacts with other cities, states, and kingdoms — whether dependent, independent, friendly or hostile — and in the development of a diplomatic habit with its own rhythms and protocols that coalesced into a self-sustaining system of communication. This volume of papers offers ten perspectives on the way in which ambassadors, embassies, and the institutional apparatuses supporting them contributed to Roman rule. Understanding Roman diplomatic practices illuminates not only questions about Rome’s evolution as a Mediterranean power, but can also shed light on a wide variety of historical and cultural trends. Contributors are: Sheila L. Ager, Alexander Yakobson, Filippo Battistoni, James B. Rives, Jean-Louis Ferrary, Martin Jehne, T. Corey Brennan, Werner Eck, and Rudolf Haensch.

9789047424291

10.1163/ej.9789004170988.i-256 DOI

2008047449

GBA8D4728 bnb

014837515 Uk B0900993 bccb


Diplomats--History.--Rome


Rome--Foreign relations.
Rome--History.

DG214.5 / .D56 2009

327.0937