Deditio

Authors
Publication date 07-06-2019
Host editors
  • R.S. Bagnall
  • K. Brodersen
  • C.B. Champion
  • A. Erskine
  • S.R. Huebner
Book title The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
ISBN
  • 9781405179355
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781444338386
Edition Online
Publisher Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
Abstract Deditio (surrender), more specifically deditio in fidem or in potestatem , was the formal and unconditional surrender of a foreign people to Rome, either as the conclusion to a war or in peacetime, as a means of securing Roman protection against a third party. Deditio by an enemy was an appeal for mild treatment, strengthened by its association with fides (good faith), and often realized in practice. Although deditio gave Rome absolute discretion over those who surrendered, in practice Rome often restored their rights and property.
Document type Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Note Online update to the 2013 print encyclopedia.
Language English
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