Title :

Late Antique East Roman Diplomacy

Author(s) :

Nechaeva, Ekaterina [Auteur]
Histoire, Archéologie et Littérature des Mondes Anciens - UMR 8164 [HALMA]

Scientific editor(s) :

Gordon Martel

Book title :

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy

Publisher :

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Publication date :

2018-03-19

ISBN :

9781118885154

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Etudes classiques
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire

English abstract : [en]

Late antique diplomacy was a complex system of methods and instruments, governed by elaborate protocol, rich in ceremony, and based on a strict hierarchy of partners and adversaries. While the decision‐making power mainly ...
Show more >Late antique diplomacy was a complex system of methods and instruments, governed by elaborate protocol, rich in ceremony, and based on a strict hierarchy of partners and adversaries. While the decision‐making power mainly belonged to the emperor, diplomatic communication was mostly indirect, mediated by traveling embassies. High‐level negotiations were split into several phases and organized in series (“blocks”) of exchanged embassies. The system of gift exchange functioned in accordance with the “block” principle of embassy exchange. Gifts were perceived as indicators of the status and prestige of diplomatic partners. Mistakes in gift‐distribution could lead to international conflicts. Diplomatic inviolability was not always respected, while diplomatic missions often involved long and dangerous journeys which, however, provided an ideal cover for intelligence‐gathering. Clandestine diplomacy complemented official diplomacy.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Histoire Archéologie Littératures des Mondes Anciens (HALMA) - UMR 8164

Source :

Harvested from HAL