Introduction 1
Chapter Ⅰ．The Antiquity of the Science of Diplomacy 7
Chapter Ⅱ．Diplomatic Theory in Ancient India 16
Chapter Ⅲ．The Early Age（circa B．C．400-B．C．185） 73
Chapter Ⅳ．Diplomatic Practice：A Comparative Study 169
Chapter Ⅴ．The Early Centuries of the Christian Era（—A．D．300） 210
Chapter Ⅵ．Later Roman Diplomatic Practice 268
Appendix A．Ambassadors in the Silappadikaram 283
Appendix B．King Karikala Cola＇s Age 287
Appendix C．Persia＇s Triumph over Rome 314
Notes 317
Index 398