Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World Economy and Administration during the Reign of Hieron II
Book contents
- Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World
- Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Fashioning a Kingdom
- Part II Measuring a Kingdom
- Four Seeing the Hieronian State
- Five Standards and the State
- Six Monumental Granaries
- Seven The Hieronian Mint
- Eight Institutions and Markets in Hieronian Sicily
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Index
Five - Standards and the State
from Part II - Measuring a Kingdom
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2024
Book contents
- Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World
- Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Fashioning a Kingdom
- Part II Measuring a Kingdom
- Four Seeing the Hieronian State
- Five Standards and the State
- Six Monumental Granaries
- Seven The Hieronian Mint
- Eight Institutions and Markets in Hieronian Sicily
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 builds the case that, in order to better facilitate the collection of agricultural taxes, the Hieronian state brought about the standardization of volumetric measurement throughout southeastern Sicily during the course of the third century BCE.
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- Sicily and the Hellenistic Mediterranean WorldEconomy and Administration during the Reign of Hieron II, pp. 157 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024