Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire (Hardcover)

Hundreds of foreign hostages were detained among the Romans as the empire grew in the Republic and early Principate. As prominent figures at the center of diplomacy and as exotic representatives, or symbols, of the outside world, they drew considerable attention in Roman literature and other artistic media. Our sources discuss hostages in terms of the geopolitics that motivated their detention, as well as in accordance with other structures of power. Hostages, thus, could be located in a social hierarchy, in a family network, in a cultural continuum, or in a sexual role. In these schemes, an individual Roman, or Rome in general, becomes not just a conqueror, but also a patron, father, teacher, or generically masculine. By focusing on the characterizations of hostages in Roman culture, we witness Roman attitudes toward ethnicity and imperial power. Joel Allen received his Ph.D. from Yale University and currently is Assistant Professor of History at Queens College, City University of New York.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Joe L. Allen
Dimensions:	236 x 159 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-86183-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-521-86183-7
Barcode:	9780521861830

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