Regionalism And Change In The Economy Of Independent Delos

Regionalism And Change In The Economy Of Independent Delos
by Gary Reger

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Book Description
Gary Reger's highly original book applies modern statistical analysis to the detailed inscriptions at the Temple of Apollo on Delos. These inscriptions, discovered during excavations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, provide a wealth of information about the business and economic enterprises of the island from 314 to167 B.C.
Reger examines the abundant data from the inscriptions and seeks patterns in the production and use of commodities (olive oil, pigs, firewood, barley, wheat) and in fluctuations in rents for real estate. Linking the island's economic history to the larger political scene, he offers a trenchant and overdue argument for an analysis of the Delian economy as a regional phenomenon, not--as others have seen it--as a center of international exchange.

From the Inside Flap
"Meticulous, methodologically sophisticated, and innovative. There is nothing like it in its field."--Andrew Stewart, University of California at Berkeley

"This will be the definitive work on the subject for many decades to come."--Donald Engels, University of Arkansas

"A gripping and provocative book that challenges traditional views of Hellenistic economy."--Leopold Migeotte, Université Laval, Quebec

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"Meticulous, methodologically sophisticated, and innovative. There is nothing like it in its field." (Andrew Stewart, University of California at Berkeley)

About the Author
Gary Reger is Associate Professor of History at Trinity College.

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