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The Interests of the Assyrian Empire in the West: Olive Oil Production as a Test-Case

In: Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
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Avraham Faust
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01 Jan 2011
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Abstract

The 7th century BCE in Philistia and Judah is characterized by economic prosperity, which is usually regarded as resulting from the “Assyrian Peace”, and from a policy of the Assyrian empire that aimed at maximizing production. The large center for the production of olive oil that was unearthed at Ekron in southern Israel is regarded as the best example of this policy. The present paper questions this scholarly consensus regarding the role of Assyria in the economy of the southern Levant, through a closer look at the olive oil industry in the region.

Title:
The Interests of the Assyrian Empire in the West: Olive Oil Production as a Test-Case
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156852011X567382
Language:
English
Pages:
62–86
Keywords:
economy; Israel; Phoenicia; Olive oil; Assyria
In:
Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
In:
Volume 54: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5209
Print ISSN:
0022-4995
Subjects:
General, Asian Studies, General, Ancient Near East and Egypt

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