The commerce of war
Exchange and social order in Latin epic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6539731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Coffee (0000-0002-1273-2052) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 326 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Commerce of War (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| Open Library | OL22514430M |
| ISBN | 9780226111872 |
| Language | EN |
Latin epics such as Virgil's 'Aeneid' and Statius's 'Thebaid' addressed Roman aristocrats whose dealings in gifts, favours and payments defined their conceptions of social order. Here Neil Coffee argues that these exchanges play a central yet overlooked role in epic depictions of Roman society
Negotiation · Rome · Virgil · War in literature · 39-65 · Commercial policy · Lucan · Lucan (39-65) · P. Papinius Statius · Reciprocity (commerce) · Statius, P. Papinius · Statius, p. papinius (publius papinius)
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |