Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; References to Greek terms; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Coming to terms; CHAPTER 2 Classical modes and patterns of exchange; CHAPTER 3 The juridical place of maritime traders; CHAPTER 4 The level of wealth of maritime traders; CHAPTER 5 Official attitudes towards maritime traders; CHAPTER 6 Unofficial attitudes toward maritime traders; CHAPTER 7 Archaic modes of exchange and the personnel involved c. 800-475 B.C.; CHAPTER 8 Conclusion: then and now
Summary
This work argues that those trading with Athens were mainly poor and foreign (hence politically insignificant to Athens). Moreover, Athens and other Greek states had no merchant marine of their own and took only limited measures, always short of war and lesser means of commercial imperialism, to attract maritime traders
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-148) and indexes
