…it is worth reiterating that this book is a valuable resource for the study of late antique diplomacy, and a timely reminder of just how much material has survived relating to this important subject.

Ekaterina Nechaeva. Embassies – Negotiations – Gifts: Systems of East Roman Diplomacy in Late Antiquity. Geographica historica, Bd 30. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2014.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by Doug Lee, University of Nottingham