The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC

ISBN-13: 9780199587926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 450 str.

Zosia Archibald

Opis

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; the levers exerted by monopolies and by disparate status groups, including slaves. An introductory essay summarizes the operational elements that drove the engines of these economies.

Recenzje

The Economies of Hellenistic Societies is a valuable contribution to Hellenistic studies.... the individual papers are of outstanding quality and will be of interest to everyone interested in Hellenistic history.