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The Hellenistic Economy: Trade, Piracy, and the Rhodian Maritime Law
In this episode of The History of Greece, Lucas and Luna explore the economic transformation of the Hellenistic world. They discuss how Alexander's conquests opened up trade routes from India to the Mediterranean, turning Rhodes into a commercial powerhouse. The Rhodian Maritime Law, the first comprehensive code of sea commerce, regulated loans, shipwrecks, and piracy. They delve into the rise of piracy in the eastern Mediterranean, the slave trade, and the political power of merchant guilds. The episode also covers the role of the Ptolemaic grain monopoly, the Seleucid royal economy…
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