War and Peace in Ancient and Medieval History

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511496301

This is a major study of the ideas and practices involved in the making and breaking of peace treaties and truces from Classical Greece to the time of the Crusades. Leading specialists on war and peace in ancient and medieval history examine the creation of peace agreements, and explore the extent to which their terms could be manipulated to serve the interests of one side at the other's expense. The chapters discuss a wide range of uses to which treaties and other peace agreements were put by rulers and military commanders in pursuit of both individual and collective political aims. The book also considers the wider implications of these issues for our understanding of the nature of war and peace in the ancient and medieval periods. This broad-ranging account includes chapters on ancient Persia, the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Anglo-Saxon England and the Vikings.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Note on abbreviations
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-5
- By Philip de Souza, John France
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2 - Making and breaking treaties in the Greek world
pp 6-27
- By P. J. Rhodes
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3 - War, peace and diplomacy in Graeco-Persian relations from the sixth to the fourth century bc
pp 28-50
- By Eduard Rung
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4 - Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy
pp 51-75
- By J. W. Rich
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5 - Parta victoriis pax: Roman emperors as peacemakers
pp 76-106
- By Philip de Souza
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6 - Treaty-making in Late Antiquity
pp 107-119
- By A. D. Lee
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7 - Byzantine diplomacy: good faith, trust and co-operation in international relations in Late Antiquity
pp 120-140
- By Michael Whitby
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8 - Treaties between Byzantium and the Islamic world
pp 141-157
- By Catherine Holmes
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9 - Siege conventions in Western Europe and the Latin East
pp 158-172
- By John France
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10 - Paying the Danegeld: Anglo-Saxon peacemaking with vikings
pp 173-192
- By Richard Abels
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11 - Peace among equals: war and treaties in twelfth-century Europe
pp 193-210
- By Esther Pascua
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Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Note on abbreviations
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-5

2 - Making and breaking treaties in the Greek world
pp 6-27

3 - War, peace and diplomacy in Graeco-Persian relations from the sixth to the fourth century bc
pp 28-50

4 - Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy
pp 51-75

5 - Parta victoriis pax: Roman emperors as peacemakers
pp 76-106

6 - Treaty-making in Late Antiquity
pp 107-119

7 - Byzantine diplomacy: good faith, trust and co-operation in international relations in Late Antiquity
pp 120-140

8 - Treaties between Byzantium and the Islamic world
pp 141-157

9 - Siege conventions in Western Europe and the Latin East
pp 158-172

10 - Paying the Danegeld: Anglo-Saxon peacemaking with vikings
pp 173-192

11 - Peace among equals: war and treaties in twelfth-century Europe
pp 193-210

Bibliography
pp 211-232

Index
pp 233-247

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