Abstract
War dead had a special status in antiquity, just as the bodies of the dead are protected by the laws of war in the present day. How did the ancients view violation of the bodies of the war dead? Did the concept of 'war crime' exist for such violations?
Translated title of the contribution | Violation of war dead in antiquity: a crime? |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 117-128 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Kleio: Tijdschrift voor oude talen en antieke cultuur |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |