War, food, and politics in early Hellenistic Athens /
"During the Hellenistic era, Athens was no longer an imperial power and struggled to maintain its territory, both at home in Attica and overseas in the cleruchies. In this new thematic study of the period, G.J. Oliver assesses how political and military change affected the fragile economies of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Classical Studies module. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "During the Hellenistic era, Athens was no longer an imperial power and struggled to maintain its territory, both at home in Attica and overseas in the cleruchies. In this new thematic study of the period, G.J. Oliver assesses how political and military change affected the fragile economies of the Athenian polis. After their defeat in the Lamian war the Athenians were forced to endure a long period when foreign powers exercised enormous influence over the city. Under these conditions the institutions of the polis changed to meet new pressures. A huge amount of energy was invested by the citizen body in the defence of Attica. Individuals contributed time and money to the institutions on which the polis depended."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-321) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191536229 0191536229 9780191712722 0191712728 |