The Economies of Hellenistic Societies, Third to First Centuries BC

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. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/content/history/9780199587926/toc.html Contributors to this volume - G. G. Aperghis, University College London Z. H. Archibald, University of Liverpool A. Bresson, University of Chicago Chr. Chandezon, University of Montpellier A. Chaniotis, Princeton University V. Chankowski, Universite Charles-de-Gaulle, Lille 3 L. Criscuolo, University of Bologna J. K. Davies, University of Liverpool R. Descat, University of Bordeaux III/CNRS Ausonius V. Gabrielsen, University of Copenhagen L. Hannestad, University of Aarhus J. Lund, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen J. G. Manning, Yale University Chr. Muller, University of Reims G. J. Oliver, University of Liverpool G. Reger, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut D. J. Thompson, University of Cambridge R. J. van der Spek, Vrije University/VU University Amsterdam S. von Reden, University of Bristol