[PDF.42au] The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture)

The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture)

[PDF.ms96] The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture)

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 | #780498 in Books |  Oxford Univ Pr |  2016-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.80 x1.40 x8.60l,.0 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A thoroughly enjoyable book, which highlights Alexander the Greats ...|By William J. Lewis|A thoroughly enjoyable book, which highlights Alexander the Greats time and the beginning of the Hellenistic period from a totally different viewpoint.|11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| Following the money|By David Wineberg ||"This book is in many ways a compelling study of the economics of conquest...The book is extremely well-written and a pleasure to read throughout, no small achievement given that Holt's story is at least in part a story of numbers and calculations rather than

War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth from the vanquished to the victor. Invasions, sieges, massacres, annexations, and mass deportations all redistributed property with dramatic consequences for kings and commoners alike. No conqueror ever captured more people or property in so short a lifetime than Alexander the Great in the late fourth century BC.

For all its savagery, the creation of Alexander's empire has general...

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