Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical World

Name: Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical World
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Peace and Reconciliation in the Classical WorldAuthor(s): E. P. Moloney, Michael Stuart Williams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367595395, 978-0367595395\nSynopsis\nWarfare has long been central to a proper understanding of ancient Greece and Rome, worlds where war was, as the philosopher Heraclitus observed, both king and father of all. More recently, however, the understanding of Classical antiquity solely in such terms has been challenged; it is recognised that while war was pervasive, and a key concern in the narratives of ancient historians, a concomitant desire for peace was also constant. This volume places peace in the prime position as a panel of scholars stresses the importance of peace as a positive concept in the ancient world (and not just the absence of, or necessarily even related to, war), and considers examples of conflict resolution, conciliation, and concession from Homer to Augustine. Compa.