Deditio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23690648 |
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| Authors | Kit Morrell (The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah30635 |
| OpenAlex | W4253790887 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Deditio (surrender), more specifically deditio in fidem or in potestatem , was the formal and unconditional surrender of a foreign people to Rome, either as the conclusion to a war or in peacetime, as a means of securing Roman protection against a third party. Deditio by an enemy was an appeal for mild treatment, strengthened by its association with fides (good faith), and often realized in practice. Although deditio gave Rome absolute discretion over those who surrendered, in practice Rome often restored their rights and property.
Absolute (philosophy) · Adversary · Appeal · Computer security · Discretion · Faith · Fides · Peacetime · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Surrender · Theology · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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