Money, Expense, And Naval Power In Thucydides' History 1-5.24

Money, Expense, And Naval Power In Thucydides' History 1-5.24
by Lisa Kallet

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Thucydides has been found guilty of indifference toward financial matters without a consideration of all the evidence. Now Lisa Kallet-Marx examines Thucydides' treatment of financial resources by studying his comments on finance in the context of the whole work and scrutinizes other, chiefly epigraphic, evidence as well. Her comprehensive inspection of the Archaeology, Pentekontaetia, and history of the Archidamian War demonstrates that the role of financial resources is central to Thucydides' ideas about naval power and figures prominently in his speeches and narrative.
Kallet-Marx's research reveals an important stage in the historical development of thought about state power, wealth, and imperialism. Her book will greatly interest scholars of ancient economics and classicists alike.

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"Far and away the best discussion of the subject I have seen."--Michael H. Jameson, Stanford University

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"Far and away the best discussion of the subject I have seen." (Michael H. Jameson, Stanford University)

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Lisa Kallet-Marx is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara and was recently a Junior Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies.

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