Hebblewhite, Mark
(ed.)
Whately, Conor
(ed.)
Editorial: Brill
Colección: Brill's Companions to Classical Studies . Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World ; 5
Número de páginas: págs.
Fecha de edición: 22-12-2022
EAN: 9789004527676
ISBN: 978-90-04-52767-6
Precio (sin IVA): 126,14 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 131,19 €
From the Pharaohs of Egypt through to the emperors of the Early Byzantine Empire, this volume not only identifies who served as bodyguards for rulers and other political powerbrokers, but also details the symbolic role bodyguards played in the maintenance of power. The volume also highlights the political, religious, and social significance of bodyguards to individual regimes, and the important role bodyguards played in the projection of power and legitimacy to key interest groups within a particular society.