Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World: Economy and Administration during the Reign of Hieron II

Walthall, D. Alex

ISBN 10: 1316511057 / ISBN 13: 9781316511053

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2024

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781316511053_new

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In Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World, D. Alex Walthall investigates the royal administration of Hieron II (r. 269-215 BCE), the Syracusan monarch who leveraged Sicily's agricultural resources to build a flourishing kingdom that, at one time, played an outsized role in the political and cultural affairs of the Western Mediterranean. Walthall's study combines an historical overview with the rich archaeological evidence that traditionally has not been considered in studies of Hellenistic kingdoms. Exploring the Hieronian system of agricultural taxation, he recasts the traditional narrative of the island's role as a Roman imperial 'grain basket' via analysis of monumental granaries, patterns of rural land-use, standardized grain measures, and the circulation of bronze coinage― the material elements of an agricultural administration that have emerged from recent excavations and intensive landscape survey on the island. Combining material and documentary evidence, Walthall's multi-disciplinary approach offers a new model for the writing of economic and social history of ancient societies.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: D. Alex Walthall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked for more than two decades in Sicily, much of which has been spent directing archaeological campaigns for the American Excavations at Morgantina. Prof. Walthall's research has been sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the American Academy in Rome, and the Loeb Classical Library Foundation.

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Titel: Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean ...
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New