Название: Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece: Ancient Spies and Lies
Автор: Andre Gerolymatos
Издательство: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498583385
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 123
Размер: 3,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

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.