{"product_id":"the-power-of-money-coinage-and-politics-in-the-athenian-empire-9780812234411","title":"The Power of Money: Coinage and Politics in the Athenian Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eWas Athens an imperialistic state, deserving all the reputation for exploitation that adjective can imply, or was the Athenian alliance, even at its most unequal, still characterized by a convergence of interests? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Money\u003c\/i\u003e explores monetary and metrological policy at Athens as a way of discerning the character of Athenian hegemony in midfifth-century Greece. It begins with the Athenian Coinage Decree, which, after decades of scholarly attention, still presents unresolved questions for Greek historians about content, intent, date, and effect. Was the Decree an act of commercial imperialism or simply the codification of what was already current practice? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFigueira interprets the Decree as one in a series concerned with financial matters affecting the Athenian city-state and emerging from the way the collection of tribute functioned in the alliance that we call the Athenian empire. He contends that the Decree served primarily to legislate the status quo ante.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Figueira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.56w x 1.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812234411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Figueira is Professor of Classics and of Ancient History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40163146924147,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b46a5aac-20cd-4b9b-8b82-56dfe9f31195.jpg?v=1655043097","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-power-of-money-coinage-and-politics-in-the-athenian-empire-9780812234411","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}