Diplomats and Diplomacy in the Roman World (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum)
Claude Eilers,"Diplomats and Diplomacy in the Roman World"
Brill | 15 décembre 2008 | ISBN: 9004170987 | PDF | 256 pages | 1.8mb
The Roman world was fundamentally a face-to-face culture, where it was expected that communication and negotiations would be done in person. Understanding Roman diplomatic practices illuminates not only questions about Rome's evolution as a Mediterranean power, but can also shed light on a wide variety of historical and cultural trends.