The economies of Hellenistic societies, third to first centuries BC [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Zosia H. Archibald, John K. Davies and Vincent Gabrielsen

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (479 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.938
• Soggetto topico: Hellenism
• Soggetto geografico: Greece Economic conditions To 146 B.C
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ArchibaldZofia DaviesJohn Kenyon GabrielsenVincent
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 8. Observations on the Economy in Kind in Ptolemaic Egypt9. The Well-Balanced Polis: Ephesos; 10. Labour in the Hellenistic Economy: Slavery as a Test Case; 11. Profitable Partnerships: Monopolies, Traders, Kings, and Cities; 12. The Economy of Koile-Syria After the Seleukid Conquest: An Archaeological Contribution; 13. Rhodian Transport Amphorae as a Source for Economic Ebbs and Flows in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Century BC; 14. Networks, Hierarchies, and Markets in the Ptolemaic Economy; 15. Autopsy of a Crisis: Wealth, Protogenes, and the City of Olbia in c.200 BC ; 16. Mobility, Society, and Economy in the Hellenistic Period17. Inter-Regional Economies in the Aegean Basin; 18. Animal Husbandry in Ptolemaic Egypt; 19. The 'Silverization' of the Economy of the Achaemenid and Seleukid Empires and Early Modern China; 20. Demand Creation, Comsumption, and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt; 21. Afterword; Index of Sources; I Ancient authors; A; B; C; D; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; V; X; II Inscriptions; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; O; R; S; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The economies of Hellenistic societies, third to first centuries BC
• ISBN: 0-19-180453-3; 1-283-34859-4; 9786613348593; 0-19-161831-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457823803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II