Parasites of the God : accountants, financiers and traders on Hellenistic Delos / Véronique Chankowski, former member of the French School at Athens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chankowski, Véronique, 1971- author.

Contributor:

John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

J.M. Kaplan Fund, sponsoring body.

Series:

Bibliothèque des écoles françaises d'Athènes et de Rome ; 0257-4101 fasc. 409.

Bibliothèque des écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, 0257-4101 ; fascicule quatre cent neuf [409]

Standardized Title:

Parasites du Dieu. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Delos Island (Greece)--Commerce--History--To 1500.

Delos Island (Greece).

Delos Island (Greece)--Economic conditions.

Delos Island (Greece)--Antiquities.

Greece--Delos Island.

Account books--Greece--Delos Island--History--To 1500.

Account books.

Accountants--Greece--Delos Island--To 1500.

Accountants.

Inventories--Greece--Delos Island--History--To 1500.

Inventories.

Inscriptions, Greek--Greece--Delos Island.

Inscriptions, Greek.

Numismatics, Greek--Greece--Delos Island.

Numismatics, Greek.

Sanctuary of Apollo (Delos Island, Greece).

Antiquities.

Commerce.

Economic history.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xiv, 434 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 31 cm.

Other Title:

Accountants, financiers and traders on Hellenistic Delos

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ecole française d'Athènes, [2023]

Language Note:

English text with translation from the French.

Summary:

"Freed from Athenian tutelage in 314 BC, at a time of geopolitical changes that marked the beginnings of the Hellenistic period in the Aegean world, Delos gradually consolidated its political and economic independence. During the third and second centuries, the Delian community redefined the central place that the island had continually occupied in the economic, financial and cultural flows of the Mediterranean. This study, mainly based on epigraphic accounting sources, including more than five hundred accounts and engraved inventories that were displayed in the sanctuary of Apollo, but also on numismatic sources and archaeological remains on the seafront, re-considers the question of Delos' place in the Hellenistic economy. Far from being an exception to be excluded from serialized comparisons, the Delian evidence is indicative of Aegean economic circumstances and demonstrates the capacities of the Greek communities to adapt to change in troubled times. Behind the numbers cut in stone appear human communities and societies whose economic activities shed fresh light on the history of this part of the Mediterranean."-- Back cover.

Contents:

1. The sanctuary's stewardship records : accounting methods and administrative practices of the hieropoioi

The establishment of a Delian administration

The management of space in the organization of Apollo's treasury

The accounting methods of the hieropoioi

Conclusion : the purposes of the accounts of the hieropoioi

2. The sacred fortune : the assets statement

The growth of the sanctuary's cash fortune

The precious offerings

Apollo's fortune as financial power?

Conclusion : the destiny of the Delian treasure under the second Athenian domination

3. The composition of the treasuries : analysis of the funds

The sanctuary's coined income

Subsidies and allocated funds

The endowment funds

The jars

The public treasury

Conclusion : public property and sacred property on Delos

4. Monetary policy and currency collection on Hellenistic Delos

The hieropoioi as money handlers : monetary recycling in the sacred chest

Delian coinage

Changes in weights and measures in the Mediterranean as seen from Delos

Monetary circulation on Hellenistic Delos

Conclusion : an ever-changing monetary landscape

5. The Delian economy : the markets and prices

The creation of a market

The characteristics of the Delian market

The development of the Delian emporion

The facilities

Conclusion : from the emporion to the free port.

Notes:

English translation: Christopher Sutcliffe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9782869586116

2869586116

OCLC:

1420499598