The Ancient Greek Economy
Markets, Households and City-States

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Edward M. Harris and David M. Lewis
Part I. Creating the Foundations of Market Exchange: The Role of the State:
2. Aristotle and foreign trade Alain Bresson
3. Forging links between communities: trade policy in Classical Athens Mark Woolmer
4. Choosing and changing monetary standards in the Greek world during the Archaic and the Classical periods Selene Psoma
5. The legal foundations of economic growth in ancient Greece: the role of property records Edward M. Harris
Part II. Household Production for Markets:
6. Industry structure and income opportunities for households in Classical Athens Peter Acton
7. Whole cloth: exploring the Greek economy through the evidence for textile manufacture and purchase in Greek houses Barbara Tsakirgis
8. Producing for the market: estate economy in Northern Greece during the Hellenistic period Evi Margaritis
Part III. Markets and Trade Networks: The Evidence of Transport Amphoras:
9. Patterns of amphora stamp distribution: tracking down export tendencies Tania Panagou
10. The markets for Thasian wine Chavdar Tzochev
11. Transport amphoras and market behavior in the economies of Classical and Hellenistic Greece Mark L. Lawall
Part IV. Markets, Commodities and Trade Networks:
12. An overview of commodities in long-distance trade 500–300 BCE Peter van Alfen
13. Towards a general theory of long-distance trade: aromatics as a case study John K. Davies
14. The market for slaves in the fifth and fourth century Aegean: Achaemenid Anatolia as a case study David M. Lewis
15. 'Vita humanior sine sale non quit degere': demand for salt and salt trade patterns in the ancient Greek world Cristina Carusi
16. Classical Greek trade in comparative perspective Geoffrey Kron.

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