An edition of The commerce of war (2009)
The commerce of war
exchange and social order in Latin epic
By Neil Coffee
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Publish Date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
326
Description:
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.
subjects: Negotiation, War in literature, Reciprocity (Commerce), Statius, p. papinius (publius papinius), Commercial policy
People: P. Papinius Statius, Lucan (39-65), Virgil
Places: Rome