Antiochus offered his hand to Popilius, whereat Popilius handed him the tablets containing the decree of the senate. Then he drew a circle around the king with a rod, saying: “Before you step out of this circle, give me an answer to lay before the senate.” (Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, xlv.12)
Popilius envoyé en embassade auprès d‘Antiochus Epiphane pour arrêter le cours de ses ravages en Egypte. Louis Jean François Lagrenée 1779, Lille (France)
11.10.2018 | |
09:30 - 09:50 | Coffee |
09:50 - 10:00 | Introduction |
10:00 - 12:50 | 1) MAKING IT HAPPEN: IN RITUALS WE TRUST? |
10:00 - 10:50 | When rulers meet. Rituals of diplomatic encounter in Classical Greece Gabriel Herman |
10:50 - 11:40 | The politics of faithfulness: reciprocity and ritual in ancient Greek diplomacy Lynette Mitchell |
11:40 - 12:00 | Coffee |
12:00 - 12:50 | Treaties and trust. Oaths as an element of securing interstate agreements Sebastian Scharff |
12:50 - 13:50 | Lunch |
13:50 - 16:00 | 2) ESTABLISHING AND SHAPING GOOD FAITH BETWEEN COMMUNITIES |
13:50 - 14:40 | Bridging the gap: Using the past to shape good faith in Greek diplomatic speeches Francesca Gazzano |
14:40 - 15:30 | The role of xenia in diplomatic relations between Greeks and Persians Dominique Lenfant |
15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee |
16:00 - 17:40 | 3) NARRATIVES OF GREEK-PERSIAN DIPLOMACY: AUTHORIAL CONTEXTS |
16:00 - 16:50 | Xerxes' false friends: diplomacy and history during the Persian wars Pietro Vannicelli |
16:50 - 17:40 | Diplomatic mercenaries: treaties, truces and transactions in Xenophon's Anabasis Christopher Tuplin |
20:00 - 21:00 | Conference dinner |
12.10.2018 | |
09:00 - 09:20 | Coffee |
09:20 - 11:00 | 4) NARRATIVES OF GREEK-PERSIAN DIPLOMACY: CLOSE READINGS |
09:20 - 10:10 | Artaxerxes’ letter to the Spartans in Book 4 of Thucydides: contexts, style, and interpretation Edith Foster |
10:10 - 11:00 | From king to King: Persian royal ideology and Macedonian propaganda in the exchange of letters between Darius III and Alexander (Arr. An. II 14) Francesco Mari |
11:00 - 11:20 | Coffee |
11:20 - 13:00 | 5) THE COMING OF ROME – THE SAME OLD STORY? |
11:20 - 12:10 | Perseus against Rome: A story of failed diplomacy? Felix Maier |
12:10 - 13:00 | Etiquette and Ambition. Partho-Roman Diplomacy and the Roman Republic in Crisis Christian Wendt |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:00 | Round Table |