Preview   The Hellenistic world saw both expansive military activity as well as evidence for macroeconomic intensification. This book argues a well-developed military labor market signaled an overall economy transitioning towards a market-based paradigm. Chapter One, “Contextualizing Paid Military Service” lays out the analytic stakes, proposing an intervention into the longstanding debate about the nature … Continue reading Soldiers, wages, and the Hellenistic economies