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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 62-86 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Assyria
- Israel
- Olive oil
- Phoenicia
- economy