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1 online resource (xiii, 524 pages) : maps |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Oxford scholarship online. Classical Studies module
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Contents |
From the Peloponnesian War to the enthronement of Philip II of Macedonia -- The Macedonian peace of Philip II and Alexander the Great -- The slogan of freedom under and after the successors -- Rome and the Greeks from 229 to the declaration of Flamininus -- The origin of the Roman slogan of Greek freedom -- The Roman slogan of Greek freedom against Nabis and Antiochos III -- Rome and Greek cities -- Rhodes between Rome and Perseus -- The downfall of the Achaean league and Polybios's history -- The slogan of freedom from the king's peace to the pax romana -- Appendix 1. The end of the Theban affiliation with the second Athenian confederacy -- Appendix 2. Sparta's alleged participation in the Athens peace -- Appendix 3. The "Peace of 367" (the peace of Pelopidas) and Diodoros -- Appendix 4. The content of the king's peace and the "territorial clause" -- Appendix 5. Philip's leadership of the Thessalians -- Appendix 6. Demosthenes's Macedonian diplomacy in the reign of Alexander -- Appendix 7. Alexander's treatment of individual Greek cities of Asia Minor -- Appendix 8. The expeditions of Heracleides and Dicaearchos -- Appendix 9. Fides and (Roman and foreign) clientelae |
Summary |
"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."--Publisher description |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-465) and indexes |
Notes |
The print version record |
Subject |
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- Greece
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Liberty -- History
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
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Diplomatic relations
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Liberty
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Politics and government
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects
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SUBJECT |
Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057114
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Rome -- Foreign relations -- Greece
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Greece -- Foreign relations -- Rome
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115180
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Greece
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Rome (Empire)
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199896721 |
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0199896720 |
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9780199705146 |
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0199705143 |
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