The achaean federation in ancient Greece : history, political and economic organisation, warfare and strategy / by Emmanouil M. L. Economou

This book analyses ancient Greek federalism by focusing on one of the most organised and advanced Greek federal states, the Achaean Federation Sympoliteia. Unlike earlier studies that mainly focused on its political history, this book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, analysing aspects of the ec...

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : Springer, [2020]
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Frontiers in Economic History
Physical Description:xxix, 260 Seiten; Illustrationen
Notes:Bibliography Seite 231-245
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Methodology of Analysing the Institutions of the Achaean Federal State (Sympolity)
  • The Achaean Sympolity (389-146): The Political History
  • Interpreting the Defeat of the Achaean Sympolity by Rome Through a Defence Economics Perspective
  • Aratus of Sicyon: The Great Leader of the Achaean Sympolity During the Period 245-213
  • Philopoemen of Megalopolis: ‘The Last Great Greek’
  • The Political Institutions of the Achaean Sympolity
  • The Economic Institutions of the Achaean Federal State
  • Further Key Issues Regarding the Achaean Sympolity