Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire

Auteur: Allen, Joel (City University of New York)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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.
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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521174206
Auteur Allen, Joel (City University of New York)
Editeur Cambridge University Press