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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.

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'Allen earns credit for focusing on hostages, an issue often neglected in the study of Roman history. Allen's approach by relational category is an illuminating one. He succeeds in throwing interesting light on the mindset of the Roman elite culture and its ways of negotiating and producing its power. The proofreading and copy-editing of the book is of consistently high quality.' De novis libris iudicia

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1. Introduction; 2. Creditor-collateral; 3. Host-guest; 4. Conqueror-trophy; 5. Father-son; 6. Teacher-student; 7. Masculine-feminine; 8. Polybious as a hostage; 9. Tacitus on hostage-taking and heroism.

Hostages and HostageTaking in the Roman Empire

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/14/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521174206, 978-0521174206
      ISBN10: 0521174201

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      'Allen earns credit for focusing on hostages, an issue often neglected in the study of Roman history. Allen's approach by relational category is an illuminating one. He succeeds in throwing interesting light on the mindset of the Roman elite culture and its ways of negotiating and producing its power. The proofreading and copy-editing of the book is of consistently high quality.' De novis libris iudicia

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Creditor-collateral; 3. Host-guest; 4. Conqueror-trophy; 5. Father-son; 6. Teacher-student; 7. Masculine-feminine; 8. Polybious as a hostage; 9. Tacitus on hostage-taking and heroism.

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