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The Treasures of Alexander the Great - How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World (Hardcover)
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The Treasures of Alexander the Great - How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World (Hardcover)
Series: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture
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War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world,
transferred wealth violently from the vanquished to the victor.
Invasions, massacres, confiscations, deportations, the sacking of
cities, and the selling of survivors into slavery all redistributed
property with epic consequences for kings and commoners alike. The
most notable example occurred in the late fourth century BC, when
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. For all of its
savagery, this invasion has generally been heralded as a positive
economic event for all concerned. Even those harshly critical of
the king today tend to praise his plundering of Persia as a means
of liberating the moribund resources of the East. To test that
popular interpretation, this book investigates the kinds and
quantities of treasure seized by the Macedonian king, from gold and
silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's
wealth, and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources
can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.
Although war made Alexander unbelievably wealthy, it distracted him
from managing his spoils competently. Much was wasted, embezzled,
deliberately destroyed, or idled again unprofitably. These facts
force us to reassess the notion, prevalent since the nineteenth
century, that Alexander the Great used the profits of war to
improve the ancient economies in the lands that he conquered.
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