Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece : Ancient Spies and Lies
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1498583407
ISBN-13
9781498583404
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2021
Print length
122 Pages
Weight
204 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
European historyAncient history: to c 500 CE
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This book examines espionage and intelligence gathering in ancient Greece. The author focuses on proxenoi—honorary ambassadors in Greek city-states—and argues that they also ran intelligence networks and would sometimes work directly against their home polis.
This history of ancient diplomacy demonstrates how the ancient Greeks used guest-friendship as a mechanism of diplomacy. Ancient proxenoi were the equivalent of contemporary consul-generals and they served some of the same purposes. The proxenoi conducted the diplomatic affairs of the state they represented and looked after the interests of the city-state that had adopted them. In times of war the proxenoi maintained spies and supplied intelligence on the movements of fleets and armies.
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