The strange expression ‘amicitia and societas’ is a novelty in theRoman international relations. Until the Romans have contacts with peoplesof Italy, they gave their treaties the form of societas. The new formula‘amicitia and societas’ seems to arise only when Rome got in contact withthe other peoples of the Mediterranean area. The article aims to demonstratethat the roots of this formula are in the international relations of theancient Near East, and that the Romans adopted it through the Greeks.Later, they adapted the formula to their expansive policy by using it toimpose the maiestas populi Romani, as shown by Grotius’ interpretationof the Roman international relations.[...]
Amicitia e societas nei rapporti tra Roma e gli altri popoli del Mediterraneo
CURSI, MARIA FLORIANA
2013-01-01
Abstract
The strange expression ‘amicitia and societas’ is a novelty in theRoman international relations. Until the Romans have contacts with peoplesof Italy, they gave their treaties the form of societas. The new formula‘amicitia and societas’ seems to arise only when Rome got in contact withthe other peoples of the Mediterranean area. The article aims to demonstratethat the roots of this formula are in the international relations of theancient Near East, and that the Romans adopted it through the Greeks.Later, they adapted the formula to their expansive policy by using it toimpose the maiestas populi Romani, as shown by Grotius’ interpretationof the Roman international relations.[...]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
