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

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