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The treasures of Alexander the Great :

0199950970

9780199950973

9780199950966

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The treasures of Alexander the Great :

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how one man's wealth shaped the world /

Frank L. Holt

1 online resource :

illustrations

Onassis series in Hellenic culture

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index

Introduction -- Imagining the Unimaginable -- Sources and Methods -- Exploring a Neglected Past -- Poor Alexander? -- Humbled Origins -- The Making of a Hero -- War and Wealth -- Conquest, Up Close and Costly -- Balkan Treasures -- Asia Minor -- The Middle East and Beyond -- Reciting the Sword's Prayer -- The Lord of All Your Former Possessions -- Booty beyond Imagining -- The Sack of Persepolis -- A Historic Haul -- Rajas, Riches, Resentments -- A King's Priorities -- Personal Gifts and Patronage -- Religion and Ceremony -- Cities and Other Infrastructure -- Armies and Navies -- (Mis)management -- Lucky Thessalian, Weary Macedonian -- Debt and Despair -- Harpalus the Treasurer -- Scams and Schemers -- With Harpalus or the King? -- The Successors -- Conclusion -- The Story of the Moral -- A Change of Hearts and Minds -- Monetization -- Counting Coins -- What We Can Say about What We Can See

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War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth violently through the sacking of cities and the selling of survivors into slavery. One of the most notable examples occurred in the late fourth century BC, when Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered the Persian Empire. For all of its savagery, this invasion has often been heralded as a positive economic event for all concerned. Even those harshly critical of the king tend to praise his plundering of Persia as a means of liberating the moribund resources of the East. To test that popular interpretation, this book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by the Macedonian king, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's spoils of war, and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and priorities

Alexander,356 B.C.-323 B.C.-- Influence.

Imperialism-- Economic aspects-- Macedonia-- History.

Pillage-- Macedonia-- History.

Property-- Macedonia-- History.

War-- Economic aspects-- Macedonia-- History.

Wealth-- Macedonia-- History.

Greece, History, Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.

Macedonia, History, To 168 B.C.

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HIS-- 002010

Holt, Frank Lee

Ohio Library and Information Network.

20160622115027.0

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