10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FETIAL»
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fetial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fetial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Protection of Diplomatic Personnel
Religion played a central role in the making and application of fetial law. Thus,
according to Frank, fetial law was based upon "the oath of good faith that was
spoken upon the making of the treaties as well as the oath of innocence taken
when ...
2
Law and Religion in the Roman Republic
Therefore, there is no reason to assume that Augustus revived the Fetial
priesthood. . Conclusion The theory that the Fetial priesthood did not function in
the second and first centuries bc rests on five foundations, which individually and
...
Olga Tellegen-Couperus, 2011
3
Rome and the Enemy: Imperial Strategy in the Principate
According to the ancient sources, the fetial priest went to the boundary of enemy
territory with his head veiled, and demanded reparations for whatever wrong the
enemy had committed. He called the gods to witness and heaped curses on ...
4
Ceremony and Power: Performing Politics in Rome Between ...
Such a test is possible only by analyzing the significance of Octavian's rendition
of the Fetial ceremony in 32 through a discussion of the tradition of its
establishment and historical evolution. According to tradition, the Fetial ceremony
originated ...
5
From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics
In “De officiis” Cicero stated the following about fetial law: “Ac belli quidem
aequitas sanctissime fetiali populi Romani iure perscripta est, ex quo intellegi
potest nullum bellum esse iustum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur aut
denuntiatum ...
Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven, William A. Barbieri, Jr., 2012
6
The Roman Foundations of the Law of Nations: Alberico ...
I. Fact and Fiction in Histories of the Fetial Priests7 If we turn now to both the data
for, as well as Roman histories of, the laws of war, the evidence is perhaps best
described twice, first as they understood it and second in relation to the ...
Benedict Kingsbury, Benjamin Straumann, 2010
7
Law, Language, and Empire in the Roman Tradition
There is no evidence for this tale before the first century b.c.e., but it was much
celebrated then. indeed, the emperor augustus honored the aequicolan inventor
of fetial law with a statue in his forum.8 as we shall see, he had reason to do so.
8
Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the ...
75 In other words, fetial priests were hereditary experts in and caretakers of legal-
religious formulae, rituals, and ceremonies dealing with a wide variety of
concerns broadly related to foreign policy, warfare, and diplomacy. Broken
treaties ...
9
International Law in Antiquity
Writers came to the conclusion that the fetial procedure was “'merely' designed to
invest a war with the character of a formally correct action.”188 Some writers
challenged that the fetial procedure was a magnificent facade intended to cover ...
10
Diplomats and Diplomacy in the Roman World
for waging a just war lay in carrying out the fetial procedures correctly. Doing so
should ensure that a war was not only iustum, but pium, that it had the support of
the gods. Insofar as we can trust what Livy reports about those procedures, what
...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETIAL»
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fetial is used in the context of the following news items.
Caesar Augustus in prophecy –part 2
History tells us the Romans believed in a term which they called : " Just wars" " According to fetial law, Rome could enjoy divine favour only if it ... «News24, Oct 13»
Are We Not Romans?
Romans invoked ancient Neolithic fetial law -- which looks a lot like our hallowed rituals (going back to the Mexican War) and the rehearsed ... «Huffington Post, Dec 09»
