Book contents
- Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies
- Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- List of Maps
- Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contextualizing Paid Military Service
- Chapter 2 The Concept of Wage Labour
- Chapter 3 Enlistment and Terms of Service
- Chapter 4 Forms of Remuneration and Standards of Living
- Chapter 5 The Military Labour Market
- Chapter 6 Military Wage Labour and the Hellenistic Economies
- Conclusion
- Epigraphic Dossier
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 6 - Military Wage Labour and the Hellenistic Economies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2024
- Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies
- Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- List of Maps
- Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contextualizing Paid Military Service
- Chapter 2 The Concept of Wage Labour
- Chapter 3 Enlistment and Terms of Service
- Chapter 4 Forms of Remuneration and Standards of Living
- Chapter 5 The Military Labour Market
- Chapter 6 Military Wage Labour and the Hellenistic Economies
- Conclusion
- Epigraphic Dossier
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this concluding discussion, key aspects of Hellenistic economic development are discussed and related to the presence of military wage labourers. In particular, the presence of paid soldiers and a market for labour are connected to the increased production of goods and services for the market, to the period’s rapid and significant monetization, and to the apparent rise in private wealth generation and profit-seeking behaviour. As a key part of this argument, military wage labourers are discussed as the driving force behind the Hellenistic world’s budding market economy.
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- Soldiers, Wages, and the Hellenistic Economies , pp. 167 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024