Bibliothèque des écoles françaises d'Athènes et de Rome ; fasc. 409. [More in this series]
Bibliothèque des écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, 0257-4101 ; fascicule quatre cent neuf [409]
Translation of
Chankowski, Véronique. Parasites du Dieu
Summary note
"Freed from Athenian tutelage in 314 BC, at a time of geopolitical changes that marked the beginnings of the Hellenistic period in the Aegean world, Delos gradually consolidated its political and economic independence. During the third and second centuries, the Delian community redefined the central place that the island had continually occupied in the economic, financial and cultural flows of the Mediterranean. This study, mainly based on epigraphic accounting sources, including more than five hundred accounts and engraved inventories that were displayed in the sanctuary of Apollo, but also on numismatic sources and archaeological remains on the seafront, re-considers the question of Delos' place in the Hellenistic economy. Far from being an exception to be excluded from serialized comparisons, the Delian evidence is indicative of Aegean economic circumstances and demonstrates the capacities of the Greek communities to adapt to change in troubled times. Behind the numbers cut in stone appear human communities and societies whose economic activities shed fresh light on the history of this part of the Mediterranean."-- Back cover.
Notes
English translation: Christopher Sutcliffe.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Funding information
"Published with the support of the J.M. Kaplan Fund"--Preliminary page.
Language note
English text with translation from the French.
Contents
1. The sanctuary's stewardship records : accounting methods and administrative practices of the hieropoioi
The establishment of a Delian administration
The management of space in the organization of Apollo's treasury
The accounting methods of the hieropoioi
Conclusion : the purposes of the accounts of the hieropoioi
2. The sacred fortune : the assets statement
The growth of the sanctuary's cash fortune
The precious offerings
Apollo's fortune as financial power?
Conclusion : the destiny of the Delian treasure under the second Athenian domination
3. The composition of the treasuries : analysis of the funds
The sanctuary's coined income
Subsidies and allocated funds
The endowment funds
The jars
The public treasury
Conclusion : public property and sacred property on Delos
4. Monetary policy and currency collection on Hellenistic Delos
The hieropoioi as money handlers : monetary recycling in the sacred chest
Delian coinage
Changes in weights and measures in the Mediterranean as seen from Delos
Monetary circulation on Hellenistic Delos
Conclusion : an ever-changing monetary landscape
5. The Delian economy : the markets and prices
The creation of a market
The characteristics of the Delian market
The development of the Delian emporion
The facilities
Conclusion : from the emporion to the free port.
Other title(s)
Accountants, financiers and traders on Hellenistic Delos
ISBN
9782869586116 ((hardback))
2869586116 ((hardback))
OCLC
1420499598
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