Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World: Studies in Honour of Matthew Freeman Trundle

"Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World offers eleven papers analysing the processes, consequences and problems involved in the monetization of warfare and its connection to political power in antiquity. The contributions explore not only how powerful men and states used money and coinage to achieve their aims, but how these aims and methods had often already been shaped by the medium of coined money - typically with unintended consequences"-- Cover 1 Halftitle page 2 Series page 3 Title page 4 Copyright page 5 CONTENTS 6 FIGURES 7 TABLES 8 CONTRIBUTORS 9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 12 ABBREVIATIONS 13 IN MEMORIAM MATTHEW FREEMAN TRUNDLE 14 12 October 1965 – 12 July 2019 14 Selected publications of Matthew Trundle 16 CHAPTER 1 MONEY, POWER AND THE LEGACY OF MATTHEW TRUNDLE IN ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES Jeremy Armstrong, Arthur J. Pomeroy and David Rosenbloom 20 Case studies 25 Notes 26 Bibliography 27 CHAPTER 2 THE UPKEEP OF EMPIRE: COSTS AND RATIONS Anthony Spalinger 30 Notes 39 Bibliography 43 CHAPTER 3 PIETY, MONEY AND COINAGE IN GREEK RELIGION Matthew Trundle 48 Notes 58 Bibliography 59 CHAPTER 4 NAVAL SERVICE AND POLITICAL POWER IN CLASSICAL ATHENS: AN INVERSE RELATION David Rosenbloom 64 Socio-economic class and military service 65 Misthophora for jury service 68 The ratio of military to jury pay: Maintaining military advantage 70 Naval service, migration and economic opportunity 72 A significant minority: Athenian the ̄tes in the navy during their political ascendance 74 Naval service and political power 78 Notes 79 Bibliography 86 CHAPTER 5 THE PERILS OF VICTORY: SPARTA’S UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROFITS OF WAR Ellen Millender 92 Pausanias and the perils of Plataea 93 Agesilaus II and the political benefi ts (or dangers?) of booty 101 Brasidas, Gylippus and Lysander: The hazards of victory and hegemony 105 Notes 112 Bibliography 118 CHAPTER 6 PEGASI AND WAR: PATTERNS OF MINTING AT CORINTH IN THE LATER FOURTH CENTURY bce Lee L. Brice 124 Why strike coins? 125 Corinth: A case study 129 Conclusions 136 Notes 137 Bibliography 141 CHAPTER 7 THE WAGE COST OF ALEXANDER’S PIKE-PHALANX Christopher Matthew 146 Notes 159 Bibliography 162 CHAPTER 8 SICILY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN c. 540-31 bce: EVIDENCE FROM COIN CIRCULATION Christopher de Lisle 164 Methodological issues and limitations 164 Findings 165 Conclusions 182 Notes 186 Bibliography 189 CHAPTER 9 RRC 1/1: THE FIRST STRUCK COIN FOR THE ROMANS Kenneth A. Sheedy 194 Addendum 209 Notes 210 Bibliography 213 CHAPTER 10 THE MILITARY HISTORY OF EARLY ROMAN COINAGE Jeremy Armstrong and Marleen K. Termeer 216 The military context of early Roman coinage 219 Early coin production by Rome and the allies 221 Rome’s military economy 223 The Mediterranean military economy c . 300 226 Conclusions 229 Notes 230 Bibliography 234 CHAPTER 11 CORRUPTION, POWER AND AN ORACLE IN THE LATE ROMAN REPUBLIC: THE RESTORATION OF PTOLEMY AULETES John Rich 238 Recognition and flight 238 Lentulus Spinther’s assignment 240 The oracle 243 Impasse 247 Restoration and aftermath 250 Conclusion 253 Notes 254 Bibliography 258 CHAPTER 12 MONEY AND WEALTH IN TACITUS Arthur J. Pomeroy 264 Notes 272 Bibliography 277 CHAPTER 13 GOTHIC MERCENARIES Daniel K. Knox 278 The difficulty of identifying mercenaries 279 Conditions for mercenary service in Late Antiquit 280 Defining mercenary service 283 Gothic mercenaries in the late fifth century 285 Conclusion 292 Notes 292 Bibliography 295 INDEX 298 Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World offers twelve papers analysing the processes, consequences and problems involved in the monetization of warfare and its connection to political power in antiquity. The contributions explore not only how powerful men and states used money and coinage to achieve their aims, but how these aims and methods had often already been shaped by the medium of coined money - typically with unintended consequences. These complex relationships between money, warfare and political power - both personal and collective - are explored across different cultures and socio-political systems around the ancient Mediterranean, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe. This volume is also a tribute to the life and impact of Professor Matthew Trundle, an inspiring teacher and scholar, who was devoted to promoting the discipline of Classics in New Zealand and beyond. At the time of his death, he was writing a book on the wider importance of money in the Greek world. A central piece of this research is incorporated into this volume, completed by one of his former students, Christopher De Lisle. Additionally, Trundle had situated himself at the centre of a wide-ranging conversation on the nature of money and power in antiquity. The contributions of scholars of ancient monetization in this volume bring together many of the threads of those conversions, further advancing a field which Matthew Trundle had worked so tirelessly to promote.