By: Zofia Archibald (Editor), etc. (Editor), John Davies (Editor), Graham Oliver (Editor), Vincent Gabrielsen (Editor)

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The economies of classical and Mediterranean antiquity are currently a battleground. Some scholars see them as lively and progressive, even proto-capitalist: others see them as static, embedded in social action and status relationships.
Focusing on the central period of the Mediterranean 330-30 BC, this book contributes substantially to the debate, by juxtaposing general questions of theory and model-building with case-studies which examine specific areas and kinds of evidence.
It breaks new ground by distilling and presenting new and newly-reinterpreted evidence for the Hellenistic era, by opening the debate on how we should replace Rostovtzeff's classic view of this period, and by offering a compelling new set of interpretative ideas to the debate on the ancient economy.

List of figures	p. viii
List of tables	p. x
List of contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
List of abbreviations	p. xv
Setting the scene	p. 1
Hellenistic economies in the post-Finley era	p. 11
Structures	p. 63
Population--production--taxation--coinage: a model for the Seleukid economy	p. 69
The economy of Hellenistic Maresha: inferences based on the city plan and archaeological finds	p. 103
Geographies and place: regional economies	p. 133
Regions and micro-regions: grain for Rhamnous	p. 137
Economics in ancient Arabia: from Alexander to the Augustans	p. 157
Between colonies and emporia: Iberian hinterlands and the exchange of salt in eastern Spain	p. 175
Economic relationships	p. 201
Grain, timber and money: Hellenistic kings, finance, buildings and foundations in Greek cities	p. 205
The Rhodian associations and economic activity	p. 215
Making the most of one's friends: Western Asia Minor in the early Hellenistic age	p. 245
Movements and markers	p. 271
Shipwrecks and Hellenistic trade	p. 273
The Antigonids: patterns of a royal economy	p. 313
Destinations	p. 365
Hellenistic economies: the case of Rome	p. 367
Away from Rostovtzeff: a new SEHHW	p. 379
Index of sources	p. 389
General index	p. 392
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ISBN: 9780415234665
ISBN-10: 0415234662
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 416
Published: 5th January 2001
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8  x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.7