Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece
Author | : André Gerolymatos |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 2019-11-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1498583393 |
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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.