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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009408984
ISBN-139781009408981
eBay Product ID (ePID)26065350386
Product Key Features
Book TitleSoldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / General, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece)
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorCharlotte Van Regenmortel
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2023-044564
Dewey Edition23/eng/20231206
Dewey Decimal331.2
Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Contextualising Paid Military Service; 2. The Concept of Wage Labour; 3. Enlistment and Terms of Service; 4. Forms of Remuneration and Standards of Living; 5. The Military Labour Market; 6. Military Wage Labour and the Hellenistic Economies; Conclusion; Epigraphic Dossier.
SynopsisWith new assessments and translations of key documents, Charlotte Van Regenmortel studies the changing nature of paid service in the royal armies of the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods, arguing for the emergence of military wage labour as the principal stimulus to the economic transformation of the Hellenistic age., This book explains the military and economic developments that engulfed the ancient Mediterranean in the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods from the perspective of labour history. It examines the changing nature of military service in the vast armies of Philip and Alexander, the Successors, and the early Hellenistic kingdoms and argues that the paid soldiers who staffed them were not just 'mercenaries', but rather the Greek world's first large-scale instance of wage labour. Using a wide range of sources, Charlotte Van Regenmortel not only offers a detailed social history of military service in these armies but also provides a novel explanation for the economic transformation of the Hellenistic age, positioning military wage-labourers as the driving force behind the period's nascent market economies. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
LC Classification NumberDF89.R46 2024
