Author: Sitta von Reden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521852641
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Explores the impact of the gradual adoption of coinage into Egypt by the early Ptolemies.
Author: Sitta von Reden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521852641
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Explores the impact of the gradual adoption of coinage into Egypt by the early Ptolemies.
Author: Reginald Stuart Poole
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147334431X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
"Catalogue of Greek Coins - The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt" is a 1888 work by Reginald S. Poole. Reginald Stuart Poole (1832 - 1895) was an English numismatist, archaeologist, and orientalist whose best work is arguably his contributions to Encyclopædia Britannica on the subjects of on Egypt, Hieroglyphics and Numismatics. He also worked on "Smith's Dictionary of the Bible", and was "Keeper of Coins" at the British Museum. This volume looks at the money of Ptolemies, exploring the history of Alexander's successors and the related coinage. This book will appeal to those with an interest in ancient coins and antiques, as well as those with an interest in ancient Greek history. Contents include: "Principles of Classification", "Mints", "Weights", "Table I. Stemma Ptolemaeorum", "Table II. Chronology", "Table III. Mints and Dates", "Ptolemaeus I. And Ptolemaeus II.", "Ptolemaeus II, Philadelphus", "Ptolemaeus II. And Arsinoe II. With Ptolemaeus I. And Berenice I", "Arsinoe II., Philadelphus", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author: Evgeniĭ Stepanovič Bogoslovskij
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Author: Andrew Meadows
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199240124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The papers in this volume re-assess 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 thepolitical, 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 theGreek-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.
Author: Sitta von Reden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521453372
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
This is the first book to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds. It uses new approaches in economic history to explore how money affected the economy in antiquity and demonstrates that the crucial factors in its increasing influence were state-formation, expanding political networks, metal supply and above all an increasing sophistication of credit and contractual law. Covering a wide range of monetary contexts within the Mediterranean over almost 1,000 years (c. 600 BC-AD 300), it demonstrates that money played different roles in different social and political circumstances. The book will prove an invaluable introduction for upper-level students of ancient history, while also offering perspectives for future research to the specialist.
Author: Paul McKechnie
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004367624
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Seven studies document the transformation of Egypt through the dynamic fourth century, and the inauguration of the Ptolemaic state. After Alexander the Great, Ptolemy son of Lagus established himself as ruler. Continuity and change marked the Egyptian-Greek encounter.
Author: John Bauschatz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110743470X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This book examines the activities of a broad array of police officers in Ptolemaic Egypt (323–30 BC) and argues that Ptolemaic police officials enjoyed great autonomy, providing assistance to even the lowest levels of society when crimes were committed. Throughout the nearly 300 years of Ptolemaic rule, victims of crime in all areas of the Egyptian countryside called on local police officials to investigate crimes; hold trials; and arrest, question and sometimes even imprison wrongdoers. Drawing on a large body of textual evidence for the cultural, social and economic interactions between state and citizen, John Bauschatz demonstrates that the police system was efficient, effective, and largely independent of central government controls. No other law enforcement organization exhibiting such a degree of autonomy and flexibility appears in extant evidence from the rest of the Greco-Roman world.
Author: Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.
Author: Muata Abhaya Ashby
Publisher: Sema Institute / C.M. Book Publishing
ISBN: 9781884564130
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Finances and money are an integral part of Ancient Egyptian culture as an instrument for promoting Maat in the form of the well-being of the 'hekat'. The hekat are the people and the "Heka" is the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was like a shepherd leading a flock and moneys were controlled righteously to promote the welfare of the people. In that tradition we have applied the philosophy of maatian economics to promote the well-being of those who are officially part of the Temple as well as those who may read the books so they may avoid financial trouble as much as possible and have better capacity to practice the teachings. In order to have a successful life human beings need a certain amount of money and wealth but money and wealth are not the goal. They are a foundation that enables the true goal of life, enlightenment, to be realized. Therefore, we are only fulfilling the duty of transmitting wisdom about wealth to promote righteousness, truth and well-being for all. This volume explores the mysteries of wealth based on the teachings of the sages of Ancient Egypt and the means to promote prosperity that allows a person to create the conditions for discovering inner peace and spiritual enlightenment.
Author: Brian Paul Muhs
Publisher: Oriental Inst Publications Sales
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Study of papyri and ostraca in the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, which includes Demotic, Greek, and bilingual tax receipts from early Ptolemaic Thebes.
