1. Introduction Philip de Souza and John France 2. Making and breaking treaties in the Greek world P. J. Rhodes 3. War, peace and diplomacy in Graeco-Persian relations from the sixth to the fourth century BC Eduard Rung 4. Treaties, allies and the Roman conquest of Italy J. W. Rich 5. Parta victoriis pax: Roman emperors as peacemakers Philip de Souza 6. Treaty-making in late antiquity A. D. Lee 7. Byzantine diplomacy: good faith, trust and co-operation in international relations in late antiquity Michael Whitby 8. Treaties between Byzantium and the Islamic world Catherine Holmes 9. Siege conventions in Western Europe and the Latin East John France 10. Paying the Danegeld: Anglo-Saxon peacemaking with Vikings Richard Abels 11. Peace among equals: twelfth-century European treaties Esther Pascua.