Diplomats and diplomacy in the Roman world / edited by Claude Eilers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eilers, Claude.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 304.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.

Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, 0169-8958 ; v. 304

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomats--Rome--History.

Diplomats.

Rome--Foreign relations.

Rome.

Rome--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Claude Eilers

Introduction / Claude Eilers

Roman Perspectives On Greek Diplomacy / Sheila L. Ager

Public Opinion, Foreign Policy And Just War In The Late Republic / Alexander Yakobson

Rome, Kinship And Diplomacy / Filippo Battistoni

Diplomacy And Identity Among Jews And Christians / James B. Rives

After The Embassy To Rome: Publication And Implementation / Jean-Louis Ferrary

Diplomacy In Italy In The Second Century Bc / Martin Jehne

Embassies Gone Wrong: Roman Diplomacy In The Constantinian Excerpta De Legationibus / T. Corey Brennan

Diplomacy As Part Of The Administrative Process In The Roman Empire / Werner Eck

Not Official, But Permanent: Roman Presence In Allied States The Examples Of Chersonesus Taurica, The Bosporan Kingdom And Sumatar Harabesi / Rudolf Haensch

Maps / Claude Eilers

Bibliography / Claude Eilers

Index / Claude Eilers

Supplements To Mnemosyne Edited By G.J. Boter, A. Chaniotis, K.M. Coleman, I.J.F. De Jong And P. H. Schrijvers / Claude Eilers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-282-40013-4

9786612400131

90-474-2429-8

OCLC:

567562756

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004170988.i-256 DOI