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