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11 juillet 2018
- doi: 10.4000/books.pur.47697
- isbn: 9782753551237
- eisbn: 9782753556003
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Maria Grazia Bajoni, « Prérogatives et traitement des ambassadeurs dans l’Antiquité tardive », Presses universitaires de Rennes, ID : 10.4000/books.pur.47697
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Historians of Late Antiquity have studied a wide range of examples regarding the status, powers and rights of ambassadors. Their treatment and inviolability were guaranteed by ius gentium, and diplomatic exchanges took place based on the recognition of legitimacy and sovereignty of other States, that is, respect of their governing principles and institutions (for instance: the Roman Empire and Sasanian Persia; the Roman Empire and certain Germanic populations). Ambassadors’ conduct was determined by loyalty to the sovereign mandate, yet on occasion, the personal initiative of the delegates was counter-productive and embassies sometimes had problems. Facilities were provided during the envoys’ journey and their time in a foreign country, but breaking the rules and the rather frequent mistreatment of ambassadors occurred because the embassies were considered as potential vehicles for spies, as a powerful strategic means for information-gathering, or as a pretext for invasion.