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Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical World (Hardcover)
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Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical World (Hardcover)
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Warfare has long been central to a proper understanding of ancient
Greece and Rome, worlds where war was, as the philosopher
Heraclitus observed, 'both king and father of all'. More recently,
however, the understanding of Classical antiquity solely in such
terms has been challenged; it is recognised that while war was
pervasive, and a key concern in the narratives of ancient
historians, a concomitant desire for peace was also constant. This
volume places peace in the prime position as a panel of scholars
stresses the importance of 'peace' as a positive concept in the
ancient world (and not just the absence of, or necessarily even
related to, war), and considers examples of conflict resolution,
conciliation, and concession from Homer to Augustine. Comparing and
contrasting theories and practice across different periods and
regions, this collection highlights, first, the open and dynamic
nature of peace, and then seeks to review a wide variety of
initiatives from across the Classical world.
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