02564oam 2200541I 450 991016387070332120230810002118.01-317-08286-91-315-59982-11-317-08287-710.4324/9781315599823 (CKB)3710000001051273(MiAaPQ)EBC4799924(OCoLC)988278821(EXLCZ)99371000000105127320180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPeace and reconciliation in the classical world /edited by E.P. Moloney and Michael Stuart WilliamsMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (359 pages) illustrations1-4724-6635-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Imagining peace in the ancient world -- pt. II. Establishing peace in the ancient world -- pt. III. Instituting peace in the ancient world."Warfare has long been recognised as central to a proper understanding of the classical world, where, as the philosopher Heraclitus observed, war was 'both king and father of all.' More recently, however, an approach to the ancient world solely in such terms has been challenged. War was indeed pervasive, and was a prominent theme among poets and historians; but there was also a distinct value placed on peace, which might be understood not only as the absence of war but as an ideal to be imagined, instituted, and even imposed. This volume places peace at the centre of its concerns and explores classical ideas of peace as both an abstract concept the practical methods of conflict resolution"--Provided by publisher.Civilization, ClassicalPeace (Philosophy)ReconciliationPhilosophyConflict managementPhilosophyPhilosophy, AncientCivilization, Classical.Peace (Philosophy)ReconciliationPhilosophy.Conflict managementPhilosophy.Philosophy, Ancient.303.6/60938Moloney E. P(Eoghan P.)940032Williams Michael Stuart1977-940033MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163870703321Peace and reconciliation in the classical world2119486UNINA