What is it about?
A characterization of the economy of the Seleucid Empire (c. 300 - c 60 BC). On markets, prosperity, the role of the state, typical features.
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Why is it important?
New ideas on markets. Use of non-Greek sources, esp. cuneiform texts from Babylon.
Perspectives
Note that meanwhile more studies have been published, such as R.J. van der Spek et al., A History of Market Performance from Ancient Macedonia to the Modern World (Routledge 2015); R.J. van der Spek and Bas van Leeuwen, Money, Currency and Crisis. In Search of Trust, 2000 BC to AD 2000 (Routledge 2018).
Prof. dr. Robartus J. van der Spek
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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This page is a summary of: THE SELEUCID STATE AND THE ECONOMY, August 2020, JSTOR,
DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv27h1q4f.8.
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