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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782735403321

Titolo

The dynamics of ancient empires [[electronic resource] ] : state power from Assyria to Byzantium / / edited by Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-770452-2

0-19-988817-5

1-281-92562-4

9786611925628

0-19-970761-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in early empires

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisIan <1960->

ScheidelWalter <1966->

Disciplina

320.93

Soggetti

Imperialism - History

State, The - History

Mediterranean Region History To 476

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1 Ancient States, Empires, and Exploitation: Problems and Perspectives; 2 The Neo-Assyrian Empire; 3 The Achaemenid Empire; 4 The Greater Athenian State; 5 The Political Economy of the Roman Empire; 6 The Byzantine Empire; 7 Sex and Empire: A Darwinian Perspective; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Preface. 1. Ancient States, Empires, and Exploitation: Problems and Perspectives, Jack Goldstone and John Haldon. 2. The Neo-Assyrian Empire, Peter Bedford. 3. The Achaemenid Empire, Josef Wiesehofer. 4. The Greater Athenian State, Ian Morris. 5. The Political Economy of the Roman Empire, Keith Hopkins. 6. The Byzantine Empire, John Haldon. 7. Sex and Empire: A Darwinian Perspective, Walter Scheidel. Bibliography. Notes on Contributors