Parasites of the God : accountants, financiers and traders on Hellenistic Delos

Parasites of the God accountants, financiers and traders on Hellenistic Delos

"Freed from Athenian tutelage in 314 BC, at a time of geopolitical changes that marked the beginnings of the Hellenistic period in the Aegean world, Delos gradually consolidated its political and economic independence. During the third and second centuries, the Delian community redefined the ce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: J.M. Kaplan Fund, sponsoring body (sponsoring body)
Otros Autores: Chankowski, Véronique, 1971- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: École française d’Athènes 2023
Materias:
Sanctuary of Apollo (Delos Island, Greece)
Account books > Greece > Delos Island > History > To 1500.
Accountants > Greece > Delos Island > To 1500.
Inventories > Greece > Delos Island > History > To 1500.
Inscriptions, Greek > Greece > Delos Island.
Numismatics, Greek > Greece > Delos Island.
Delos Island (Greece) > Commerce > History > To 1500.
Delos Island (Greece) > Economic conditions.
Delos Island (Greece) > Antiquities.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009850406206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The sanctuary's stewardship records : accounting methods and administrative practices of the hieropoioi
  • The establishment of a Delian administration
  • The management of space in the organization of Apollo's treasury
  • The accounting methods of the hieropoioi
  • Conclusion : the purposes of the accounts of the hieropoioi
  • 2. The sacred fortune : the assets statement
  • The growth of the sanctuary's cash fortune
  • The precious offerings
  • Apollo's fortune as financial power?
  • Conclusion : the destiny of the Delian treasure under the second Athenian domination
  • 3. The composition of the treasuries : analysis of the funds
  • The sanctuary's coined income
  • Subsidies and allocated funds
  • The endowment funds
  • The jars
  • The public treasury
  • Conclusion : public property and sacred property on Delos
  • 4. Monetary policy and currency collection on Hellenistic Delos
  • The hieropoioi as money handlers : monetary recycling in the sacred chest
  • Delian coinage
  • Changes in weights and measures in the Mediterranean as seen from Delos
  • Monetary circulation on Hellenistic Delos
  • Conclusion : an ever-changing monetary landscape
  • 5. The Delian economy : the markets and prices
  • The creation of a market
  • The characteristics of the Delian market
  • The development of the Delian emporion
  • The facilities
  • Conclusion : from the emporion to the free port.

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