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The Greek Slogan of Freedom and Early Roman Politics in Greece (Hardcover)
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The Greek Slogan of Freedom and Early Roman Politics in Greece (Hardcover)
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The Greek Slogan of Freedom and Early Roman Politics in Greece
elucidates the main steps and ways in which the slogan of freedom
emerged and developed into the fundamental principle of Greek
diplomacy and politics, long before the Romans appropriated and
used this slogan to establish their domination over the
Mediterranean.
Originally employed by the Spartans and Athenians, who used it to
subvert each other's military alliances before and during the
Peloponnesian war, the slogan of freedom helped to maintain
political and military balance among the major Greek powers during
the classical period, putting a check on their aspirations. After
Philip II and Alexander III (the Great) established Macedonian rule
over Greece, and in the subsequent Hellenistic period, the slogan
of freedom not only continued to be an important tool for
undermining rival military alliances and vindicating aggressions on
behalf of those whose freedom was allegedly violated or endangered,
but also served to determine the status of individual Greek
communities.
Once Rome became involved in Greek affairs, she made the slogan of
freedom part of her policy in Greece. The Romans' claim of
protecting Greek freedom was their only justification for
interfering in Greek affairs. Individual Greek cities preserved
their status, including freedom, by pledging loyalty and good faith
to Rome. This network of mutual obligations and responsibilities
evolved into a system of political control over the Greeks, which
came to be known as the Roman Peace (pax Romana). This book argues,
therefore, that the Roman Mediterranean empire was built not only
on military might, but also on diplomacy, including a skillful
Roman adaptation to local political practices and vocabulary.
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