The Diseased Body Politic, Athenian Public Finance, and the Massacre at Mykalessos (Thucydides 7.27–29)

Circum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare

“…23.5-24.3) paints a vivid picture of a city into which the resources of the Aegean and the allies flowed and from which the increasingly urbanised citizens of the Athenianpolis benefited economically in food (trophê) and resource redistribution (if not yet coined-money). Several early Athenian-led campaigns focused specifically on resource rich mining regions in the northern Aegean, including those most 10 As noted in the title of Samons (2000); see also Blamire (2001) 99-126; Kallet-Marx (1993); Kallet, (2001); Mattingly (1968) 450-485;Meiggs (1972); Meritt et al (1939Meritt et al ( -1953; Samons (1993) 129-138. 11 van Wees (2004) 260, n. 32 suggests such demands were "common practice."…”

“…This includes a Cow and a Panoply, both economically valuable, that were brought to Athens along with a Phallus for the Dionysia (ig 13 46; ig 13 71, 13 See Kallet (2013) 43-60 for the most recent discussion of the economic origins of the Athenian alliance in the Aegean, especially relating to Eion, Thasos and Thrace and the mineral resources of these regions. 14 For debates on the dating of these events for the 420s see Mattingly (1996); Samons with Fornara (1991) 98-102;Samons (2000) 329-331; for the 440s, see Walbank (1978), especially Chapter 2; Figueira (1998) 431-465; and, for 414, see Kallet (2001) 205-225 and most recently the discussion in Rhodes (2008) 501-506. 15 See Cleonymus in 426/5 bc (Meiggs and Lewis (1989) ll.…”

“…On finances in the Peloponnesian War especially see Blamire (2001); Kallet-Marx (1993); Kallet (2001); Mattingly (1968) 450-485;Meiggs (1972); Meritt et al (1939Meritt et al ( -1953; Samons (1993) 129-138. 20 Thuc.…”

“…See for discussion also 197-205. On the eikostê see also Kallet (1999); Meiggs and Lewis (1989) 349;McGregor (1987) 158. 24…”

“…See also Kallet (2001) 223; Meiggs and Lewis (1989) 438-439; especially Lewis on ig 13 291; Meiggs (1972) 369. As always Mattingly (1967) 13-15 and Mattingly (1979) 320-321 holds a different position on dating.…”