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Shaping good faith : modes of communication in ancient diplomacy / edited by Francesco Mari and Christian Wendt.

Penn Museum Library JZ1305 .S53 2022
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Mari, Francesco, 1987- editor.
Wendt, Christian, 1976- editor.
Series:
Oriens et occidens ; Bd. 37.
Oriens et occidens, 1615-4517 ; Band 37
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Europe--Relations--Mediterranean Region.
Europe.
Mediterranean Region.
Diplomacy--History--To 1500.
Diplomacy.
Good faith (International law)--History--To 1500.
Good faith (International law).
History, Ancient.
International relations.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
216 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, [2022]
Contents:
Intro
Foreword
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Treaties and trust
Bridging the gap
The role of xenia in diplomatic relations between Greek cities and the Persian Empire
Diplomatic mercenaries
Artaxerxes' letter to the Spartans in Book 4 of Thucydides
From king to King
Don't mention the war
Etiquette and ambition
Indices.
Introduction / Francesco Mari, Christian Wendt
Treaties and trust : oath rituals as a flexible diplomatic instrument for shaping good faith in interstate agreements / Sebastian Scharff
Bridging the gap : using the past to shape good faith in Greek diplomatic speeches / Francesca Gazzano
The role of xenia in diplomatic relations between Greek cities and the Persian Empire / Dominique Lenfant
Diplomatic mercenaries : treaties, truces and transactions in Xenophon's Anabasis / Christopher J. Tuplin
Artaxerxes' letter to the Spartans in Book 4 of Thucydides / Edith Foster
From king to King : Persian royal ideology and Macedonian propaganda in the exchange of letters between Darius III and Alexander (Arr. Anab. 2.14) / Francesco Mari
Don't mention the war : escalating effects during the conflict between Perseus and Rome before the Third Macedonian War / Felix K. Maier
Etiquette and ambition : great Roman individuals and the rules of diplomacy / Christian Wendt.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
e-book version
ISBN:
9783515124683
3515124683
OCLC:
1285907781
Publisher Number:
9783515124683

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