War, food, and politics in early Hellenistic Athens [[electronic resource] /] / G.J. Oliver
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| Autore: |
Oliver G. J (Graham John), <1966->
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| Titolo: |
War, food, and politics in early Hellenistic Athens [[electronic resource] /] / G.J. Oliver
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 938.5 |
| 938/.5 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Athens (Greece) Economic conditions |
| Athens (Greece) History, Military | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-321) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES; PART II. WAR IN THE ATHENIAN POLIS; PART III. POLIS ECONOMIES: FINANCE, FOOD, AND FRIENDS; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; General Index; Index locorum |
| Sommario/riassunto: | G. J. Oliver provides a new assessment of the economic history of Athens in the Hellenistic era, when the city was no longer an imperial power and struggled to maintain its territory, both at home in Attica and overseas in the cleruchies. Oliver assesses how political and military change affected the fragile economies of the Athenian polis. Warfare in Attica required the Athenians to protect their domestic grain supply and seek out those beyond the city to provide commodities fromabroad. Oliver stresses the economic importance of benefaction and civic honours, and shows how much the citizens o |
| Titolo autorizzato: | War, food, and politics in early Hellenistic Athens |
| ISBN: | 1-281-15402-4 |
| 9786611154028 | |
| 0-19-153622-9 | |
| 1-4356-2396-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996217849203316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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