Money and its Uses in the Ancient Greek World
Money and its Uses in the Ancient Greek World

Author: Andrew Meadows

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2001-11-16

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0191553743

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The papers in this volume reassess the role of coined money in the ancient Greek world. Using new approaches, the book makes the results of numismatic as well as historical research accessible to students and scholars of ancient history. The chapters provide a wide-ranging account of the political, social, and economic contexts within which coined money was used. In Part One the book focuses on the theme of monetization and the politics of coinage, while Part Two provides a series of case studies relating to the production and use of coined money in different areas of the Greek-speaking world, including Asia Minor, Egypt, and Rhodes as well as Greece itself. The individual chapters cover a broad chronological range from Archaic Greece to Roman Egypt. The book as a whole offers fresh insights into an important aspect of the ancient Greek economy.

Excursions in Epichoric History
Excursions in Epichoric History

Author: Thomas J. Figueira

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9780847677924

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In a test case for the study of epichoric Greek history (that not centered on Athens and Sparta), Thomas Figueira deploys a range of disciplinary methodologies to explore the political history of the ancient island city-state of Aigina, down to the Roman conquest of Greece. Excursions in Epichoric History combines previously published articles, revised and updated, and new essays to provide a set of alternative perspectives on the course of Greek foreign policy and institutional history.