{"product_id":"hostages-and-hostagetaking-in-the-roman-empire-9780521174206","title":"Hostages and HostageTaking in the Roman Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767618273623,"sku":"9780521174206","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521174206.jpg?v=1758714060","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hostages-and-hostagetaking-in-the-roman-empire-9780521174206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}