The treasures of Alexander the Great : how one man's wealth shaped the world
| 1. Verfasser: |
Holt, Frank Lee.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2016].
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| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 295 pages : illustrations. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Onassis series in Hellenic culture
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 1 Datensätze |
| Online Zugang: |
Online available (Ebook Central) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction: Imagining the Unimaginable; Sources and Methods; Exploring a Neglected past
- 2. Poor Alexander?
- Humbled Origins
- The Making of a Hero
- War and Wealth
- 3. Conquest, Up Close and Costly
- Balkan Treasures
- Asia Minor
- The Middle East and Beyond
- 4. Reciting the Sword's Prayer
- The Lord of All Your Former Possessions
- The Sack of Persepolis
- A Historic Haul
- Rajas, Riches, Resentments
- 5. A King's Priorities
- Personal Gifts and Patronage
- Religion and Ceremony
- Cities and Other Infrastructure
- Armies and Navies
- 6. (Mis)Management
- Lucky Thessalian, Miserable Macedonian
- Debt and Despair
- Harpalus the Treasurer
- Scams and Schemers
- With Harpalus or the King?
- The Successors
- 7. Conclusion: The Story of the Moral; A Change of Hearts and Minds; Monetization; Counting Coins; What We Can Say About What We Can See
- Appendix 1: Ancient Measures and Modern Conversions
- Appendix 2: Summary of Reported Assets
- Appendix 3: Summary of Reported Debits
- Appendix 4: Where Is It Now?
