Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire

Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire
ISBN-10
0521861837
ISBN-13
9780521861830
Category
History
Pages
291
Language
English
Published
2006-05-08
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Joel Allen

Description

This 2006 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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