The economies of Hellenistic societies, third to first centuries BC:
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [England] Oxford University Press 2011
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
This selection of essays by key names in the field of ancient economies in the 'Hellenistic' age (c.330-30BCE), provides essential reading for anyone interested in the evolutionary building blocks of economic history in the eastern Mediterranean and neighbouring regions. Case studies look at management and institutions; human mobility and natural resources; the role of different agents - temples and cities, as well as rulers - in enhancing resources and circulating wealth; thelevers exerted by monopolies and by disparate status groups, including slaves. An introductory essay summarizes the ope
Cover; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Jewish Subjects and Seleukid Kings: A Case Study of Economic Interaction; 3. Mobility and Innovation in Hellenistic Economies: The Causes and Consequences of Human Traffic; 4. Grain from Cyrene; 5. Some Aspects of Large Estate Management in the Greek World During Classical and Hellenistic Times; 6. The Impact of War on the Economy of Hellenistic Poleis: Demand Creation, Short-Term Influences, Long-Term Impacts; 7. Divine Financiers: Cults as Consumers and Generators of Value
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 460 pages)
ISBN:9780191618314
0191618314
1283348594
9781283348591

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