The Seleukid Royal Economy
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"The Seleukid empire, the principal successor-state of the empire of Alexander the Great, endured for over two hundred years and stretched, at its peak, from the Mediterranean to the borders of India. This book provides a wide-ranging study of the empire's economy and the methods used by the Seleukid kings to monetise and manage it so as to extract tribute, rent and taxes as efficiently as possible. It uses a variety of Greek literary sources and inscriptions, cuneiform texts and archaeological, numismatic and comparative evidence to explore in detail the manner of exploitation of their lands
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…70-100 years ago. Also a good perspective for modern complaints about poverty - I have some non-US background for that, so I think many US readers might benefit more. On the fence. 1) I want to plug Seleukid Royal Economy, just for the hell of it, if you are interested in ancient economy :) 2) Galef. Scout Mindset - on the fence about this one, but it seemed like it was way too long for what it offers. Maybe I've just…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023” ↗…them) bronze coinage, distasteful because it was a purely token currency introduced into an area which had possessed a long tradition of exchange based on the value of precious metal (all quotes from The Seleukid Royal Economy: Finances and Financial Administration of the Seleukid Empire, https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521117763/ ) We may also observe that Chinese coins fill the same economic role as Seleucid bronze coins, being…
on “Another eleventh-century medieval Chinese coin found in England” ↗