Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire

by Joel Allen

Book Overview

Hundreds of foreign hostages were detained among the Romans as the empire grew in the Republic and early Principate. As prominent figures at the center of diplomacy and as "exotic" representatives, or symbols, of the outside world, they drew considerable attention in Roman literature and other artistic media. Our sources discuss hostages in terms of the geopolitics that motivated their detention, as well as in accordance with other structures of power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174201
• ISBN13: 9780521174206
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"