{"product_id":"athens-the-cyclades-c-brian-rutishauser-9780199646357","title":"Athens \u0026 the Cyclades C","description":"In \u003cem\u003eAthens and the Cyclades: Economic Strategies 540-314 BC\u003c\/em\u003e, Brian Rutishauser examines the history and economy of the island region known as the Cyclades during the late sixth to late fourth centuries BC. While certain aspects of geography in the Cyclades remained constant through ancient Greek history, the islanders were able to adapt to changing conditions and to changing hegemony imposed from outside the region, in order to increase economic prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time of the Persian Wars many of these islands had their own naval forces, coinage, and monumental architecture. During the fifth century Athens established a naval hegemony over the region, which put an end to these practices. Until the Peloponnesian War, the Athenians maintained stability but redirected wealth generated from commerce and the export of local island products through the payment of tribute and other forms of taxation. The end of the Peloponnesian War saw a period of Spartan rule, followed by a resurgence of Athenian power and a period of shifting hegemonies. During the second half of the fourth century, many of the Cyclades renewed local monumental construction and the issue of local coinage. The Cyclades may have prospered during this period due to their mutual economic interests with Athens, a symbiotic relationship which persisted after the collapse of the Second Athenian League to the end of Athenian control of the temple of Delian Apollo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Rutishauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019964635X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199646357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Brian Rutishauser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419025424639,"sku":"9780199646357","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6ed907f-8859-4805-8617-032f2f9eb572.jpg?v=1761508988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/athens-the-cyclades-c-brian-rutishauser-9780199646357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}