J. G. Manning Livres

Focusing on the Ptolemaic dynasty, this book recontextualizes its history within both Hellenistic and ancient Egyptian frameworks, offering a fresh perspective on its governance. J. G. Manning explores how the Ptolemies implemented reforms in economic and legal structures while fostering relationships with Egyptian society, aiming to rule through collaboration rather than domination. The state is depicted as a hybrid entity, balancing Greek and Egyptian influences, and the narrative integrates recent archaeological and historical research, reshaping our understanding of Egypt's final ancient state.

The book provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing the Ptolemaic state and its economy, highlighting the intricate structures that governed this historical period. It delves into the political and economic systems, offering insights into their functioning and interrelations. Through detailed examination, it aims to enhance the understanding of how the Ptolemaic state operated and its impact on the broader historical context.

A major new economic history of the ancient Mediterranean worldIn The Open Sea , J. G. Manning offers a major new history of economic life in the Mediterranean world during the Iron Age, from Phoenician trading down to the Hellenistic era and the beginning of Rome's supremacy. Drawing on a wide range of ancient sources and the latest social theory, Manning suggests that the search for an illusory single ancient economy has obscured the diversity of the Mediterranean world, including changes in political economies over time and differences in cultural conceptions of property and money. At the same time, this groundbreaking book shows how the region's economies became increasingly interconnected during this period―and why the origins of the modern economy extend far beyond Greece and Rome.