Infrastructure and distribution in ancient economies : proceedings of a conference held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 28-31 October 2014

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Vienna : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, [2018]

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Infrastructure and distribution in ancient economies : proceedings of a conference held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 28-31 October 2014 / Bernhard Woytek (ed.).

Series Titles:

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Denkschriften ; 506. Band
Denkschriften (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse) ; 506. Bd.

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Foreword /
Infrastructure and distribution in ancient economies : by way of introduction /
"Mankind's most secure and durable institution" : state, credit, trade and capital accumulation in the Classical-early Hellenistic Aegean /
Silver from Laureion : mining, smelting, and minting /
Die-sharing and the transfer of dies : evidence for orders and shipments of large sums of money in the ancient Greek world (5th to 3rd centures BC) /
Coins and trade in Hellenistic Asia Minor : the Pamphylian hub /
The role played by the Portus Augusti in flows of commerce between Rome and its Mediterranean ports /
L'approvisionnement en métaux de l'Occident méditerranéen à la fin de la République et sous le Haut-Empire. Flux, routes, organisation /
The grand scheme of things, modelling coin production and coin distribution in the Roman empire in the first and second centuries AD /
Evidence for the importation and monetary use of blocks of foreign and obsolte bronze coins in the ancient world /
Papyrus documents for the study of an ancient economy : methods and materials from an Egyptian oasis /
The transport of goods through the eastern desert of Egypt : the archive of the "camel driver" Nikanor /
Negotiatores und lokale Märkte in Kleinasien. Überlegungen zu einer Rekonstruktion ländlicher Handelsnetzwerke /
Large-scale fishing and the Roman production and trade in salted fish : some organizational aspects /
Documentary evidence and the Roman stone trade /
Between deportation and recruitment : craftsmen and specialists from the west in ancient Near Eastern empires (from Neo-Assyrian times through Alexander III /
Wege durch Parthien : Strassen, Handelsrouten und Kommunikation im Arsakidenriech /
Some remarks on the patterns of coin production in the Parthian empire /
Sasanian mints : where and why? /

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Additional Author/Creators:

Woytek, Bernhard, editor
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, host institution

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Economics--History--To 1800
Economic history--To 500--Congresses
Commerce--History--To 500--Congresses
Rome--Commerce--History--Congresses
Greece--Commerce--History--Congresses
Iran--Commerce--History--Congresses
Greece--Economic conditions--To 146 B.C.--Congresses
Rome--Economic conditions--510-30 B.C.--Congresses
Iran--Economic conditions--Congresses

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Table of Contents:

Foreword / Bernhard Woytek -- Infrastructure and distribution in ancient economies : by way of introduction / Bernhard Woytek -- Greek economies "Mankind's most secure and durable institution" : state, credit, trade and capital accumulation in the Classical-early Hellenistic Aegean / Vincent Gabrielsen -- Silver from Laureion : mining, smelting, and minting / Gerhard Thür, Michele Faraguna -- Die-sharing and the transfer of dies : evidence for orders and shipments of large sums of money in the ancient Greek world (5th to 3rd centures BC) / Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert -- Coins and trade in Hellenistic Asia Minor : the Pamphylian hub / Alain Bresson -- The Roman economy. The role played by the Portus Augusti in flows of commerce between Rome and its Mediterranean ports / Simon Keay -- L'approvisionnement en métaux de l'Occident méditerranéen à la fin de la République et sous le Haut-Empire. Flux, routes, organisation / Claude Domergue, Christian Rico -- The grand scheme of things, modelling coin production and coin distribution in the Roman empire in the first and second centuries AD / Kevin Butcher, Bernhard Woytek -- Evidence for the importation and monetary use of blocks of foreign and obsolte bronze coins in the ancient world / Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Clive Stannard -- Papyrus documents for the study of an ancient economy : methods and materials from an Egyptian oasis / Roger S. Bagnall -- The transport of goods through the eastern desert of Egypt : the archive of the "camel driver" Nikanor / Thomas Kruse -- Negotiatores und lokale Märkte in Kleinasien. Überlegungen zu einer Rekonstruktion ländlicher Handelsnetzwerke / Thomas Corsten -- Large-scale fishing and the Roman production and trade in salted fish : some organizational aspects / Annalisa Marzano -- Documentary evidence and the Roman stone trade / Ben Russell -- Ancient Iranian economies. Between deportation and recruitment : craftsmen and specialists from the west in ancient Near Eastern empires (from Neo-Assyrian times through Alexander III / Robert Rollinger -- Wege durch Parthien : Strassen, Handelsrouten und Kommunikation im Arsakidenriech / Udo Hartmann -- Some remarks on the patterns of coin production in the Parthian empire / Fabrizio Sinisi -- Sasanian mints : where and why? / Nikolaus Schindel.

Language:

English

Language Note:

15 English, 1 French, 2 German contributions.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937109337102486

ISBN:

3-7001-8471-9