The Achaean Federation in Ancient Greece: History, Political and Economic Organisation, Warfare and Strategy

In: Frontiers in Economic History Ser.

In: Frontiers in Economic History

Abstract

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Abbreviations (Ancient Authors´ Works) -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Methodology of Analysing the Institutions of the Achaean Federal State (Sympolity) -- 1.1 The Key Questions Raised by the Study of Ancient Greek Federalism and the Achaean Federal State -- Chapter 2: The Achaean Sympolity (389-146): The Political History -- 2.1 The Period 389-280: Political and Military Developments -- 2.2 The Reconstitution and Evolution of the Achaean Federal State (280-146) -- 2.3 The Achaean Sympolity During the Second Century. Achieving Political Integration Before the Fall -- 2.4 The Final Phase of the Drama: The Dissolution of the Achaean Sympolity and Its Conversion into a Roman Province -- Chapter 3: Interpreting the Defeat of the Achaean Sympolity by Rome Through a Defence Economics Perspective -- 3.1 The Socio-Economic Aspects Regarding the Strategic Choice of War Over Peace -- 3.2 Measuring the Strength of the Achaean Sympolity Against the Roman Republic Through State Power Equations -- 3.3 The Game-Theoretical Approach Regarding Peace or War Strategy of the Achaean Sympolity Versus the Roman Republic -- Chapter 4: Aratus of Sicyon: The Great Leader of the Achaean Sympolity During the Period 245 and 213 -- 4.1 Aratus: A Young Exiled Sicyonian in Argos Becomes Strategos of the Achaean Sympolity -- 4.2 Aratus and the Achaean Sympolity´s Expansion into the Leading Power in Southern Greece -- 4.3 Aratus and Cleomenes: Two Great Men and the Lost Opportunity for the Unification of the Peloponnesus Under the Achaean Sym... -- 4.4 The Last Phase of the Life of Aratus: The Dream and the Reality -- Chapter 5: Philopoemen of Megalopolis: `The Last Great Greek´ -- 5.1 Preface to Sellacia: A New Great Leader Is Born.