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The Economics of War in Ancient Greece
The Economics of War in Ancient Greece
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In recent decades the study of the ancient economy and ancient warfare have both been transformed by ground-breaking new studies and methodological approaches. Offering a selection of cutting-edge research on the interlocked themes of economics and war, this edited volume explores how armed conflict affected markets and economic opportunities in ancient Greece. From the destruction of cities to the emergence of new fiscal institutions, war prompted massive changes to economic conditions throughout the ancient Mediterranean and beyond – some with lasting consequences for the organisation of states and armies.
The contributors look beyond the old paradigms of finance and logistics, and broaden the discussion to address themes such as gender, literary culture and the Persian Empire. More specifically, they analyse how ancient rulers and states struggled to mobilise resources and what they did to tackle fiscal challenges to wage war more efficiently, thereby demonstrating how matters of war can be an invaluable source of information on the way ancient economies worked and developed. As a result, this book shows how the study of economic factors – too often neglected in works on ancient warfare – allows a deeper understanding of military cultures and events in ancient Greece.
Table of Contents
Manu Dal Borgo (University College London, UK) & Roel Konijnendijk (University of Oxford, UK)
1.War and Wealthy Hellas: Economics and the Historiography of Greek Warfare
Roel Konijnendijk (University of Oxford, UK) & Robin Osborne (University of Cambridge, UK)
2. Armies, Navies, and Economies in the Classical Greek World: The Reception of Military Forces by Poleis
Stephen O'Connor (California State University, Fullerton, USA)
3. Economics of Conflict in the Ancient Greek Mediterranean
Manu Dal Borgo (University College London, UK)
4. The Balance-Sheet of Achaemenid Warfare: Gathering the Evidence
Christopher J. Tuplin (University of Liverpool, UK)
5. The Corinthian War (395/4–387/6 BC): Ships, Walls and Money
Annabel Florence (University of Queensland, Australia)
6. War and the Techne of Public Finance
Mark Pyzyk (Princeton Univeristy, USA)
7. Who Rowed in the Athenian Fleet from 479–405 BCE?
Matthew Trundle (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
8. Women Attached to Armies in Classical Greece: Economic Commodities or Burden?
Jennifer Martinez Morales (University of Liverpool, UK)
9. Warfare and Markets: Some Thoughts
Edward Harris (Durham University, UK)
10. Reparations-Clauses in Treaties of the Iron Age Mediterranean and their Economic Implications
John Davies (University of Liverpool, UK)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details

Published | Dec 12 2024 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 280 |
ISBN | 9781350471788 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

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