Sitta von Reden is Professor of Ancient History at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Her previous books includes Exchange in Ancient Greece (1995), Money in Ptolemaic Egypt (Cambridge, 2007), and Money in Classical Antiquity (Cambridge, 2010). In 2017 she won an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council for a global economic history project entitled 'Beyond the Silk Road: Exchange, Economic Development and Inter-Imperial Relationships in the Afro-Eurasian World Region (300 BCE-300 CE)'.

'… a work of very high quality and of very great scientific value … the most complete and up-to-date introduction to the Greek economy in English.' Christophe Flament, GNOMON

• 1. Introduction Sitta Von Reden; Part I. Diachronic Perspectives: 2. Early iron age economies Irene S. Lemos; 3. The Archaic period Hans Van Wees; 4. The classical period Emily Mackil; 5. Hellenistic economies Sitta Von Reden; Part II. Regional Perspectives: 6. Asia minor Andreas Victor Walser; 7. Northern Greece and the Black sea Zosia H. Archibald; 8. Athens and the Aegean Sylvian Fachard and Alain Bresson; 9. Egypt and the Ptolemaic empire Christelle Fisher-Bovet; 10. Hellenistic Babylonia Hilmar Klinkott; Part III. Structures and Processes: 11. Population Ben Akrigg; 12. Consumption, nutrition and the grain supply John Wilkins; 13. The agricultural economy Daniel Jew; 14. The non-agricultural economy: Artisans, traders, women and slaves Daniel Jew; 15. Markets Alain Bresson; 16. Money, credit and banking David M. Schaps; 17. Dispute Resolution Kaja Harter-Uibopuu; 18. Taxation and tribute Andrew Monson; Part IV. Networks: 19. Religious networks Veronique Chankowski; 20. Monetary networks Peter Van Alfen; 21. Social networks, associations and trade Vincent Gabrielsen; Part V. Performance: 22. Political economy and the growth of markets and capital Armin Eich; 23. New institutional economics, economic growth and institutional change Sitta Von Reden and Barbara Kowalzig; 24. Regionalism, federalism and mediterranean connectivity Emily Mackil; 25. Climate, environment and resources Sturt W. Manning; 26. Technological progress Serafina Cuomo; 27. Inequality Josiah Ober and Walter Scheidel; Bibliography.

Sitta von Reden is Professor of Ancient History at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Her previous books includes Exchange in Ancient Greece (1995), Money in Ptolemaic Egypt (Cambridge, 2007), and Money in Classical Antiquity (Cambridge, 2010). In 2017 she won an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council for a global economic history project entitled 'Beyond the Silk Road: Exchange, Economic Development and Inter-Imperial Relationships in the Afro-Eurasian World Region (300 BCE-300 CE)'.

'… a work of very high quality and of very great scientific value … the most complete and up-to-date introduction to the Greek economy in English.' Christophe Flament, GNOMON

• 1. Introduction Sitta Von Reden; Part I. Diachronic Perspectives: 2. Early iron age economies Irene S. Lemos; 3. The Archaic period Hans Van Wees; 4. The classical period Emily Mackil; 5. Hellenistic economies Sitta Von Reden; Part II. Regional Perspectives: 6. Asia minor Andreas Victor Walser; 7. Northern Greece and the Black sea Zosia H. Archibald; 8. Athens and the Aegean Sylvian Fachard and Alain Bresson; 9. Egypt and the Ptolemaic empire Christelle Fisher-Bovet; 10. Hellenistic Babylonia Hilmar Klinkott; Part III. Structures and Processes: 11. Population Ben Akrigg; 12. Consumption, nutrition and the grain supply John Wilkins; 13. The agricultural economy Daniel Jew; 14. The non-agricultural economy: Artisans, traders, women and slaves Daniel Jew; 15. Markets Alain Bresson; 16. Money, credit and banking David M. Schaps; 17. Dispute Resolution Kaja Harter-Uibopuu; 18. Taxation and tribute Andrew Monson; Part IV. Networks: 19. Religious networks Veronique Chankowski; 20. Monetary networks Peter Van Alfen; 21. Social networks, associations and trade Vincent Gabrielsen; Part V. Performance: 22. Political economy and the growth of markets and capital Armin Eich; 23. New institutional economics, economic growth and institutional change Sitta Von Reden and Barbara Kowalzig; 24. Regionalism, federalism and mediterranean connectivity Emily Mackil; 25. Climate, environment and resources Sturt W. Manning; 26. Technological progress Serafina Cuomo; 27. Inequality Josiah Ober and Walter Scheidel; Bibliography.

Sitta von Reden is Professor of Ancient History at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Her previous books includes Exchange in Ancient Greece (1995), Money in Ptolemaic Egypt (Cambridge, 2007), and Money in Classical Antiquity (Cambridge, 2010). In 2017 she won an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council for a global economic history project entitled 'Beyond the Silk Road: Exchange, Economic Development and Inter-Imperial Relationships in the Afro-Eurasian World Region (300 BCE-300 CE)'.

'… a work of very high quality and of very great scientific value … the most complete and up-to-date introduction to the Greek economy in English.' Christophe Flament, GNOMON

• 1. Introduction Sitta Von Reden; Part I. Diachronic Perspectives: 2. Early iron age economies Irene S. Lemos; 3. The Archaic period Hans Van Wees; 4. The classical period Emily Mackil; 5. Hellenistic economies Sitta Von Reden; Part II. Regional Perspectives: 6. Asia minor Andreas Victor Walser; 7. Northern Greece and the Black sea Zosia H. Archibald; 8. Athens and the Aegean Sylvian Fachard and Alain Bresson; 9. Egypt and the Ptolemaic empire Christelle Fisher-Bovet; 10. Hellenistic Babylonia Hilmar Klinkott; Part III. Structures and Processes: 11. Population Ben Akrigg; 12. Consumption, nutrition and the grain supply John Wilkins; 13. The agricultural economy Daniel Jew; 14. The non-agricultural economy: Artisans, traders, women and slaves Daniel Jew; 15. Markets Alain Bresson; 16. Money, credit and banking David M. Schaps; 17. Dispute Resolution Kaja Harter-Uibopuu; 18. Taxation and tribute Andrew Monson; Part IV. Networks: 19. Religious networks Veronique Chankowski; 20. Monetary networks Peter Van Alfen; 21. Social networks, associations and trade Vincent Gabrielsen; Part V. Performance: 22. Political economy and the growth of markets and capital Armin Eich; 23. New institutional economics, economic growth and institutional change Sitta Von Reden and Barbara Kowalzig; 24. Regionalism, federalism and mediterranean connectivity Emily Mackil; 25. Climate, environment and resources Sturt W. Manning; 26. Technological progress Serafina Cuomo; 27. Inequality Josiah Ober and Walter Scheidel; Bibliography.