Ancient Economies of the Northern Aegean · Fifth to First Centuries BC by Archibald, Zosia Halina -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Ancient Economies of the Northern Aegean: Fifth to First Centuries BC Copyright Preface Acknowledgements Contents List of figures, maps and tables List of abbreviations 1: Introduction

THE GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AEGEAN ECONOMIES

A short history of exploration Economy and environment

THE END OF A ROYAL ECONOMY CONCEPTUALIZING ROYAL ECONOMIES REGIONAL ECONOMIES OF THE NORTH AEGEAN

Exploring regional approaches The east Balkan—north Aegean region New research directions

CONTINENTAL TRADE A LEARNED QUARTET: MICHAEL ROSTOVTZEFF, ANDREW SHERRATT, VELIZAR VELKOV, AND MANOLIS ANDRONIKOS

Rostovtzeff and the grand narrative Andrew Sherratt’s continental merry-go-round Velizar Velkov and settlement history in the Balkans Vergina and the Macedonian Kings of Manolis Andronikos

2: Herdsmen with golden leaves—narratives and spaces

COMPOSING A NARRATIVE

The limits of political narratives A historical balance sheet Self defence Thessaly: between north and south The long shadow of the Greco-Persian Wars Money and metals Agents of change

SETTLEMENTS, CITIES AND SANCTUARIES

Understanding settlement forms—poleis and related concepts Greek and non-Greek sites Non-urban sites and the evolution of the ‘dispersed city’ Amphipolis Philippopolis Maroneia Sanctuaries Aigeai

‘ROYAL’ ECONOMIES—RAISING AND MAKING MONEY FOR A KING

3: Societies and economies

THE SOCIAL AND THE ECONOMIC ECOLOGICAL VARIABILITY AND INTER-DEPENDENT NETWORKS ACROSS THE AEGEAN EMERGING MARKETS STATUS AND RANK

An upper class Diplomacy and power relations Subordinated people and peoples

A SUMMARY OF THE NARRATIVE

4: The longue durée in the north Aegean

THE NORTH AEGEAN LONGUE DURÉE IN A NUTSHELL A COLLAGE OF LANDSCAPES

The Thermaic Gulf and Pella Rural country estates

THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND THE ‘INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP’

How objects make subjects Carpets, textiles, and dress North Aegean and Pontic grey wares Mining for metals and minerals Iron Glass and pigments Pastoral regimes in the northern Aegean Horse power Animal products The culture of creativity in the north Aegean

5: Regionalism and regional economies

EXPLORING THE NORTHERN AEGEAN AS AN ECONOMIC ‘SUPER-REGION’

The northern Aegean as an axis of exchange and as an interface Cross-cultural exchange Royal monopolies The historiography of economies in the east Balkan landmass

DESCRIBING A REGION—THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF THE EAST BALKANS THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF REGIONAL TRADE

Salt Rivers, routes, and roads Markets and currencies Pella Pistiros and Krastevich Byzantion—a major hub of northern commerce

REGIONAL DIVISIONS

6: The lure of the northern Aegean

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ABDERA—A CAUTIONARY TALE? THASOS AND ITS PERAIA SAMOTHRACE

7: Dining cultures

MACEDONIAN AND THRACIAN ROYAL DINNERS STORAGE AS A PROXY FOR FOOD CONSUMPTION? NORTHERN AEGEAN DIET AND CUISINE

Cereals, legumes, and fruit Where’s the beef? Meat consumption in the northern Aegean

CONCLUSIONS

8: Continuity and commemoration

MONUMENTS, THE SACRED, AND SACRED LAND IN THE NORTH AEGEAN BURIALS AND NORTHERN SOCIETIES REASSEMBLING NORTHERN AEGEAN ECONOMIES

Bibliography Index of sources General index