Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World
Author | : David Scott Rosenbloom |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
ISBN-10 | : 1350283800 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781350283800 |
Rating | : 4/5 (800 Downloads) |
Download or read book Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World written by David Scott Rosenbloom and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World offers eleven papers analysing the processes, consequences and problems involved in the monetization of warfare and its connection to political power in antiquity. The contributions explore not only how powerful men and states used money and coinage to achieve their aims, but how these aims and methods had often already been shaped by the medium of coined money - typically with unintended consequences"--