The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus in Terms of the New Institutional Economics

Contents

Preface ;
Chronology Chart ;

Chapter 1 The New Institutional Economics (NIE) ;
INTRODUCTION ;

Chapter 2 ;
Part I: The First Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus During the Age of Internationalism (1450–1200 BC) ;
INTRODUCTION ;
THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ;
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF LBA CYPRUS AND ITS INSTITUTIONS ;
THE URBAN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRES AND SETTLEMENTS DURING THE FIRST ECONOMIC CYCLE ;
THE MARITIME ECONOMY, ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, ORGANISATION, AND DEVELOPMENTS ;
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, RELATIONS, AND TRADE ;
INSTITUTIONS, INTERRELATIONS, AND INTENSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY ;
COPPER PRODUCTION, EXPORT PROCESS, AND TRADE – AN INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY ;
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, THE CONCEPT OF MONEY AND CREDIT ;
DOCUMENTATION AND WRITING ;
THE ROLE OF TEMPLES AND SANCTUARIES IN THE MARITIME ECONOMY ;
CASE STUDY: THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF KALAVASOS AYIOS DHIMITRIOS (KAD) ;
MARKETING SURVEY – INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ;
CONCLUSION ;

Chapter 3 ;
Part II: The Second Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus During Political Volatility, Economic Growth and Transformation (1200–525 BC) ;
INTRODUCTION ;
THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ;
THE NEW ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT ;
THE SECOND ECONOMIC CYCLE, URBAN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRES AND CITY-STATES ;
MARITIME ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SHIP CONSTRUCTION, LONG-DISTANCE TRADE, PORTS AND HARBOURS ;
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND RELATIONS DURING THE NEO-ASSYRIAN PERIOD ;
THE PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF COPPER, IRON, AND SILVER. NEW FEATURES TO AN OLD INSTITUTION ;
DEMAND OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS ALONG WITH PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL GOODS AND TEXTILES AND ITS EFFECT ON CYPRUS MARITIME ECONOMY ;
NETWORKS OF INTERACTION AND THE CYPRIOT MARITIME COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPANSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ;
SHIPS OF WAR AND NAVAL SERVICES. NEW AND DIVERSIFIED ACTIVITIES OF THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY ;
MONEY, CREDIT, FINANCE, AND THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SYSTEM ;
DOCUMENTATION, WRITING, AND LANGUAGE ;
TEMPLES AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ;
CASE STUDY – COPPER EXPORTS FROM SALAMIS –THE CONTINUITY OF AN INSTITUTON ;
MARKETING SURVEY– INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ;
CONCLUSION ;

Chapter 4 ;
Part III: The Third Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus in the Persian Empire Until its Annexation in the Ptolemaic Kingdom (525–295 BC) ;
INTRODUCTION ;
THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ;
THE IONIAN REVOLT (499–494 BC) AND THE CYPRIOT UPRISING IN 498 BC ;
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF CYPRUS AND ITS INSTITUTIONS ;
THE CITY-STATES DURING THE THIRD ECONOMIC CYCLE ;
THE MARITIME ECONOMY AND NAVAL INFRASTRUCTURE ;
THE PERSIAN FISCAL ADMINISTRATION AND TRIBUTE SYSTEM ;
THE PERSIAN ROYAL NAVY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE TRIBUTE SYSTEM ;
THE CYPRIOT FISCAL ADMINISTRATION, AND PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE’S OIKONOMIKA, BOOK 2 ;
THE INTERNATIONAL GRAIN TRADE ;
RELIGION, THE TEMPLES, AND SANCTUARIES ;
DOCUMENTATION – LANGUAGE ;
THE NAVAL WAR OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (334–331 BC). CYPRIOT PARTICIPATION: A CASE-STUDY OF COSTS AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ;
MARKETING SURVEY – INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ;
CONCLUSIONS ;

Appendix: Weights and measures, prices and means of exchange, consumption, conversions and production rates ;

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Andreas P. Parpas was born in Cyprus in 1950. He studied Engineering and Business Studies in the UK, Classical History at the University of Athens and then pursued a professional career with his own companies in Cyprus, Greece and the Middle East. During his business activities he worked and travelled extensively in all Middle Eastern countries. He has particular interests in Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic period and the presence of Hellenism in the Near East as well as in the ancient history of Cyprus. Has published two titles on Alexander the Great and three further titles: The Hellenistic Gulf, The Assyrian Empire and Cyprus, and The Naval Economy of Cyprus in Terms of the New Institutional Economics Approach. He is currently researching in collaboration with the Saudi Commission for Archaeological Research and Studies the relations between Saudi Arabia and the Greeks during the Hellenistic period. He is also working on an ongoing project with the University of Basra in Iraq on the Hellenistic presence in Southern Mesopotamia.

Reviews

'This book is a pioneering attempt because it tries for the first time to interpret and reconstruct the maritime economy of ancient Cyprus by combining the theory of New Institutional Economics (NIE) with historical and archaeological evidence dating from 1450 BC (Late Bronze Age) to 295 BC (Cypro Classical Period). The combination of systematic marketing documentation with the descriptive cultural study of historical and archaeological evidence leads to a unique examination and interpretation of the Cypriot maritime economy through time.' – Maria Michael (2023): International Journal of Nautical Archaeology