The 16 essays of this volume tackle questions of what was and was not considered acceptable conduct in ancient warfare. Few would assume that ideas of legitimate and illegitimate conduct in warfare remained static for centuries, yet little work has treated this as a standalone topic of concern. The contributions in this volume show that acceptable conduct in warfare was a dynamic concept and like many other customs, changed over time. While Greek stories show marked respect for clever tricks from the Trojan Horse onwards, Roman tradition presents the Romans as avoiding sneaky tricks and...
The 16 essays of this volume tackle questions of what was and was not considered acceptable conduct in ancient warfare. Few would assume that ideas of...
