Description
Book SynopsisResearch into the mechanisms and the morality of Athenian hegemony is now perhaps livelier than ever. Of particular importance are the methods by which Athens drew money from the Aegean world with which to fund a vast fleet, to facilitate her own
demokratia and to create ambitious public buildings still visible today. This collection of new studies, inspired and guided by an internationally acknowledged authority on ancient finance, Thomas Figueira, by focusing on how Athens raised finance, sheds light on more familiar questions: How oppressive, or otherwise, was Athens to fellow-Greeks and how did her demands vary over time? Contributors here suggest that Athens may have exercised hegemonic ambitions for longer than usually thought, applying greater experience, and more sensitivity to individual communities.
Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction ix
Sean R. Jensen 1. Periclean Imperialism and Imperial Finance in Context
Loren J. Samons II (Boston University) 2. Imperial Numeracy? Athenian Calculation of Some Imperial Taxes
William S. Bubelis (Washington University of St Louis) 3.
Synteleia and
Apotaxis on the Athenian Tribute Lists
Sean R. Jensen 4. Karystos in Euboia and Attic Hegemony
Malcolm B. Wallace† (University of Toronto) 5. Patterns in Variation in Tribute Assessment
Aaron Hershkowitz (Rutgers University) 6.
Phoroi,
Syntaxeis, and Loans from Delian Apollo: The Cyclades under Athenian Financial Imperialism
Grégory Bonnin (University of Bordeaux) 7. The Aristeidian Tribute and the Peace of Nikias
Thomas J. Figueira (Rutgers University) 8. The Wealth of Metics and Athenian Naval Power
Brian Rutishauer (Fresno City College) Subject Index Index of Ancient Sources
