Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies

With new assessments and translations of key documents, Charlotte Van Regenmortel studies the changing nature of paid service in the royal armies of the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods, arguing for the emergence of military wage labour as the principal stimulus to the economic transform...

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Main Author: Van Regenmortel, Charlotte
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2026
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Online Access:ONIX_20260416T142753_9781009408967_30
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Summary:With new assessments and translations of key documents, Charlotte Van Regenmortel studies the changing nature of paid service in the royal armies of the late Classical and early Hellenistic periods, arguing for the emergence of military wage labour as the principal stimulus to the economic transformation of the Hellenistic age.