The treasures of Alexander the Great : how one man's wealth shaped the world

War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth violently through the sacking of cities and the selling of survivors into slavery. One of the most notable examples occurred in the late fourth century BC, when Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered the Persian...

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Main Author: Holt, Frank L. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2016
Series:Onassis series in Hellenic culture
Subjects:
Alexander > the Great > 356 B.C.-323 B.C > Influence
Greece > History > Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C
Macedonia > Kings and rulers > Biography
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199950966.001.0001
Author Notes:Frank L. Holt
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection

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