The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC

By John Davies and Vincent Gabrielsen

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199587922
• ISBN13: 9780199587926
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"