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Hostages in Republican Rome

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Appendix 1B: Historical and Legendary Hostages, continued {246–259}

Case Number At Time of Exaction           Period of Detention   Termination of Hostageship
  Sex Age Number Affiliation Selection Time Place Treatment  
1 F nubile X child of donor X X R Impregnated X
2 X παῖδες X X X X R Threatened Rescued
3 M τέκνα X Aeneas’ grandsons X X R Adopted X
4 F nubile X X X X R Married X
5 X παῖδες X X R X X X X
6 X X 50 ἄριστοι X X X X Restored
8 M military X X X X R X X
9 X mixed X parents, children, & wives X X X Threatened X
10 M military X X X X R X X
11 M & F nubile impubes 20 children of consuls X X R X Escaped
12 M ἄνδρες, liberi 300 ἐπιφανέστατοι, principes X X R X Executed
13 X Mixed X parents, wives, children, other relatives X X X Threatened X
14 M mature 2 consuls X X X X Escaped
15 M X 1 donor D X X X X
17 F nubile X relatives X X X X  
18 M military 400 X X X X X X
20 M mature 1 ambassador D X X X Exchange
22 M ἄνδρες 100 πλουσιώτατοι X X X X X
25 M παῖδες, ἄνδρες 100 or 80 πρῶτοι X X O X Rescued
27 M military X X X X X X X
29 M παῖς X son of king X X X X Executed
31 M pueri X X X X X X X
33 F nubile X “freeborn” D X X X Rescued
34 X X 100 X X X X X Returned
35 M infant X son of king X X O X X
36 M X X ἐπιφανέστατοι X X X X X
37 M παῖς 1 son of donor D X X X X
38 M about 14 X brother of king X X X X X
39 M παῖδες 31 brother of king and ἐπιφανέστατοι X X R Educated X
40 M υἱός 51 son of king and ἑταῖροι X X R Educated Escaped
41 X mixed X wife & children of donor & friends’ children D X X X X
42 M mature X X X X X X X
43                  
44 X παῖδες X X X X X X Executed
45 M X X son of king X X R X X
46 X mixed X wives and children X X X X X
47 X mixed X wife and children of donor D X X X X
48 X παῖδες or πρεσβύται 50 or 100 ἐπιφανέστατοι R X X X X
49 M mature X ἀξιολογώτατοι X X X X X
50 M mature 100   X X X X X
51 M, F X X X X X R Good X
52 X X 300 familiae illustres X X R X X
53                  
54 M military 600 equites X C O X Rescued
55 M X 1 nephew of donor R X R X X
59 M elderly 1 donor D X X X X
61 M X X brother of satrap X X X X Rescued
63 M ὡραῖος 1 son of donor D X R Attempted seduction Rescued
64 X τέκνα X children of donor R X X X X
65 M παῖδες or ἄνδρες X εὐγενεῖς X X R X Exchanged
66 M mature 100 X X X X X X
67 X X 100 πολῖται R X X X Returned by third party
68 F nubile 200 ἐπιφανέστατοι, ἐνδοξότατοι, κάλλισται X X X Sexual abuse Exchanged
69 M X 1 donor R X X X X
70 X παῖδες X ἐπιφανέστατοι X X X X X
71 X X 600 X X X O X Rescued
72 X X 400 X X X X X X
73 M mature X πρῶτοι φίλων X X X X X
74 M about 34 1 son of captive D X X X X
75 M mature X amabassadors R X R X X
76 M mature X princeps X X X X X
77 M military υἱός 1 son of donor X X X X X
78 M X X X X X R X Escaped
79 X X X ἐπιφανέστατοι X X R X X
80 X X 3000 X X X X X X
82 X X X X X X X X Returned by treaty terms
83 X mixed X wives & children X X R X X
84 M X X king X X X X X
85 X X 300 X X X X X X
86 M mature 20 πολῖται X X X X X
87 M X X son of general X X R Poisoned X
88 M, F mixed 3 mother and sons of king R X R X Executed
89 X X 300 X X X X X Returned
90 M υἱεῖς X sons of ambassadors R X X X X
92 M military 4000 X R X R X X
93 X X X X X X X X Exchange demanded
97 X παῖδες, pueri X X X X O X Return planned; return by third party
100 M military 300 nobilissimus R X R X Given Cumaean citizenship after release
102 X X X relatives in city X X X X X
103 M military X relatives in city X X X X X
104 X X X nobiles X X R Careless custody Executed for escape
105 M υἱός 1 son of donor D X X X X
106 M, F mixed more than 300 wives and children of leaders X X O Sexual abuse Returned by third party
  X liberi 120 liberi senatorum X X R X X
109 M military 2 principes D X X X X
111 M παῖδες, 14-30 150 or 100 children of principes R B R Good X
112 M military X X X X X X X
114 M about 9 X son of king & friends of king X X R Good Returned
115 M mature X principes X X X X X
117 M filius additional son of king X X X X X
118 M X about 80 leaders of youth R X R Killed Executed
119 M filius 5 son of tyrant R X R X 4 Returned, 1 Died
120 M military 300 & 200 X X X X X X
122 M filius, υἱός 18-40 or 45; 10 20 son of king R B R Good Exchanged; escaped
123 X 012 – 40 40 X R C R X X
124 X X 20 each X X X R Threatened X
125 X X X X X X X X Returned by third party
131 X X X X X X X X Returned by treaty terms
133 M military 40 nobilissimi equites X X R X X
135 X X 230 X X X X X X
136 X X X X X X O X X
137 M mature 2 principes amicorum X X X X Released
140 X τέκνα X children of anti-Roman members X X X X X
142 M military X equites X X O X X
144 M υἱεῖς X sons of ambassadors R X X X X
145 X X X X X X O X X
148 M filius, υἱός X son of king X X R X Returned by third party
149 X παῖδες X παῖδες πρώτων X X D X Returned
150 X X X X X C R X Returned despite treaty violation
151 X X X X X B? X X X
153 M military 100 ἱππεῖς X X X X Imprisoned after truce violated
154 X X X X X X X X Returned when negotiations failed by request
157 M ἄνδρες 50 X X X X X X
158 M νέοι παῖδες 300 sons of leaders X A,C R Good Death; retained after treaty violation
159 M, F X X relatives X X X Torture Death by torture
160 X X X X X X R X X
161 X X 300 each X X X X X X
162 X παῖδες Z sons of captive X X X X X
167 M X X brother of High Priest X X X X X
168 M X X X X X R X Released for territorial concessions
170 X X 300 X X X X X X
171 M military X X X X X X X
172 M μειράκιον X X X X X X X
173 M υἱός X son of king X X R X Retained after treaty violation
174 M βρέφη 2 son of donor X X X X X
175 X παῖδες X ἄριστοι παιδῶν X X R X X
178 X X X Sullan X X X X Released without request after truce violation
180 M παῖδες X εὐγενέστατοι X X R Good Some killed, some enslaved, some kept after tribes defect
181 X X 100 X X X X X X
184 X X 300 ἐπιφανέστατοι X X X X X
186 X liberi παῖδες X children of king R X R In triumph X
187 M, F X X X X X X In triumph X
188 M, F τέκνα 3 children of Popey R X X X X
189 M liberi filii X nobilissimi X X X Threatened Returned by third party
194 X liberi filii X liberi principum X X X X X
195 M filii X sons of king & primi X X X X X
196 X X 600 X X x X X X
199 X liberi X X X x x X X
200 X X X X X X X X Attempted exchange fails
206 X X doubled X X X R X X
208 M filius 200 son & relatives of ruler R X X X X
209 M mature X principes R X X X X
210 X X 40 X X X X X X
212 M filius et fratris filius X son and nephew of leader X X X X Returned by third party
213 X X X X X X D X X
216 X X 100 X X X O X X
222 X X 600 X X X X X X
224 X X X X X A O X Threatened by third party
231 M mature X principes R X X X X
232 M filius adulescens 1 son of donor X X X X X
235 X liberi X children of leaders X X X X X
237 M liberi filius υἱός, παῖς 2 sons of consul & magister equitum X X X X Released
238 M X 1 freedman of donor? X X X X X
239 F X X relatives X X X X X
240 X παῖς X son of leader X X X X Attempted rescue
241 X X 2 οὐκ ἐπιφανεῖς X X X X X
242 M mature 1 promagistrate R X X X X
244 X X 50 X R X X X X
245 X παῖδες 100 παῖδες πρωτευόντων X X X X X
246 X παῖδες 700 X X X X X X
249 X παῖδες X children of kings and dynasts X X R X Returned or retained by third party
250 M filius υἱός 1 son of king X X R X Returned
253 M παῖδες, υἱός 8 sons & grandsons of king D X R Good Returned upon request; retained
255 M, F X X X X B X X X
256 X X X X X X X Flogged X