The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC

by: Archibald, Z.H. Davies, J.K. Gabrielsen, V.

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The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC
Edited by Zosia Archibald, John K. Davies, and Vincent Gabrielsen
An essential Introduction identifies the key components of the theoretical analysis adopted
Individual chapters provide case studies that clarify the principal operating components of economic entities
The volume illustrates the application of economic initiatives in a wide range of ecological and cultural zones

Description
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.

Table of Contents
1:Introduction, Z. H. Archibald & J. K. Davies
2:Jewish subjects and Seleukid kings: a case study of economic interaction, G. G. Aperghis
3:Mobility and innovation in Hellenistic economies: the causes and consequences of human traffic, Z. H. Archibald
4:Grain from Cyrene, A. Bresson
5:Some aspects of large estate management in the Greek world during Classical and Hellenistic times, Chr. Chandezon
6:The impact of war on the economy of Hellenistic poleis: Demand creation, short-term influences, long-term impacts, A. Chaniotis
7:Divine financiers: cults as consumers and generators of value, V. Chankowski
8:Observations on the economy in kind in Ptolemaic Egypt, L. Criscuolo
9:The well-balanced polis: Ephesos, J. K. Davies
10:Labour in the Hellenistic economy: slavery as a test case, R. Descat
11:Profitable partnerships: Kings, cities, and trade, V. Gabrielsen
12:The economy of Koile Syria after the Seleukid conquest: an archaeological contribution, L. Hannestad
13:Wine and amphorae: production and transport, J. Lund
14:Networks, hierarchies and markets in the Ptolemaic economy, J. G. Manning
15:Autopsy of a crisis: Wealth, Protogenes and the city of Olbia c.200 BC, Chr. Muller
16:Mobility, society and economy in the Hellenistic period, G. J. Oliver
17:Inter-regional economies in the Aegean basin, G. Reger
18:Animal husbandry in Ptolemaic Egypt, D. J. Thompson
19:The 'silverization' of the economy of the Achaemenid and Seleukid empires and early modern China, R. J. van der Spek
20:Demand creation, comsumption and power in Ptolemaic Egypt, S. von Reden
21:Afterword, V. Gabrielsen

The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC

by: Archibald, Z.H. Davies, J.K. Gabrielsen, V.

• ISBN-13: 9780199587926 / 978-0-19-958792-6
• ISBN-03: 0199587922 / 0-19-958792-2
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011

Price: 115,00 EURO

1 copy in stock