The Economy of the Greek Cities: From the Archaic Period to the Early Roman Empire

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In honor of beloved Virgil— “O degli altri poeti onore e lume . . .” —Dante, Inferno The Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the Classical Literature Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which is supported by a major gift from Joan Palevsky. The Economy of the Greek Cities This page left intentionally blank The Economy of the Greek Cities From the Archaic Period to the Early Roman Empire Léopold Migeotte Translated by Janet Lloyd UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. Title of the original French edition: L’économie des cités grecques. Published by Ellipses, copyright 2002 Édition Marketing S.A. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2009 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Migeotte, Léopold. [Economie des cités grecques. English] The economy of the Greek cities : from the archaic period to the early Roman Empire / Léopold Migeotte ; translated by Janet Lloyd. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-25365-0 (cloth, alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-25366-7 (pbk., alk. paper) 1. Greece—Economic conditions—To 146 B.C. I. Title. HC37.M5413 2009 330.938—dc22 2008050892 Manufactured in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). ...