{"product_id":"money-warfare-and-power-in-the-ancient-world-9781350283763","title":"Money Warfare and Power in the Ancient World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoney, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003eoffers twelve papers analysing the processes, consequences and problems involved in the monetization of warfare and its connection to political power in antiquity. \u003c\/b\u003eThe 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. These complex relationships between money, warfare and political power  both personal and collective  are explored across different cultures and socio-political systems around the ancient Mediterranean, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to late antique Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume is also a tribute to the life and impact of Professor Matthew Trundle, an inspiring teacher and scholar, who was devoted to promoting the discipline of Classics in New Zealand and beyond. At the time of his death, he was writing a book on the wider importa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations  \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam, \u003c\/i\u003eMatthew Freeman Trundle  1.  Money, Power, and the Legacy of Matthew Trundle in the Ancient Mediterranean, \u003ci\u003eJeremy Armstrong (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Arthur Pomeroy (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), David Rosenbloom (University of Maryland, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. The Upkeep of Empire: Costs and Rations, \u003ci\u003eAnthony Spalinger (University of Auckland, New Zealand)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Piety, Money, and Coinage in Greek Religion, \u003ci\u003eMatthew Trundle†\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Naval Service and Political Power in Classical Athens: An Inverse Relation, \u003ci\u003eDavid Rosenbloom (University of Maryland, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. The Perils of Victory: Sparta’s Uneasy Relationship with the Profits of War, \u003ci\u003eEllen Millender (Reed College, USA) \u003c\/i\u003e 6. 'Pegasi' and War: Patterns of Minting at Corinth in the Latter 4th Century BCE\u003ci\u003e, Lee L. Brice (Western Illinois University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. The Wage Cost of Alexander’s Pike-Phalanx, \u003ci\u003eChristopher Matthew (Australian Catholic University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Sicily in the Mediterranean c. 540-30 BCE: the Evidence from Coin Circulation, \u003ci\u003eChris De Lisle (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. RRC 1\/1: The First Struck Coin for the Romans, \u003ci\u003eKen Sheedy \u0026amp; Michael Rampe (Macquarie University, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. The Military History of Early Roman Coinage, Jeremy Armstrong \u003ci\u003e(University of Auckland, New Zealand), Marleen Termeer (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Corruption, Power, and an Oracle in the Late Roman Republic: The Restoration of Ptolemy Auletes, \u003ci\u003eJohn Rich (University of Nottingham, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Money and Wealth in Tacitus,\u003ci\u003e Arthur Pomeroy (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Gothic Mercenaries, \u003ci\u003eDaniel Knox (Central European University, Budapest\u003c\/i\u003e)  Notes Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187293577559,"sku":"9781350283763","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/money-warfare-and-power-in-the-ancient-world-9781350283763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}