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The treasures of Alexander the Great : how one man's wealth shaped the world /

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"War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth from the vanquished to the victor. Invasions, sieges, massacres, annexations, and mass deportations all redistributed property with dramatic consequences for kings and commoners alike. No conqueror ever capture...

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Main Author: Holt, Frank Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Subjects:
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Influence.
Greece > History > Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Wealth > Macedonia > History.
Property > Macedonia > History.
Pillage > Macedonia > History.
War > Economic aspects > Macedonia > History.
Imperialism > Economic aspects > Macedonia > History.
Macedonia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.)
Imperialism > Economic aspects.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Kings and rulers.
Pillage.
Property.
War > Economic aspects.
Wealth.
Europe > Macedonia.
Greece.
To 168 B.C.
Biography.
History.

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