Money in Classical Antiquity

2010-11-18 History

Author : Sitta von Reden
Release : 2010-11-18
Genre : History
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Download or read book Money in Classical Antiquity written by Sitta von Reden. This book was released on 2010-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was the first to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds. It uses new approaches in economic history to explore how money affected the economy in antiquity and demonstrates that the crucial factors in its increasing influence were state-formation, expanding political networks, metal supply and above all an increasing sophistication of credit and contractual law. Covering a wide range of monetary contexts within the Mediterranean over almost a thousand years (c.600 BC–AD 300), it demonstrates that money played different roles in different social and political circumstances. The book will prove an invaluable introduction to upper-level students of ancient money, while also offering perspectives for future research to the specialist.

The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans

2010-04-29 History

Author : W. V. Harris
Release : 2010-04-29
Genre : History
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Download or read book The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans written by W. V. Harris. This book was released on 2010-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people have some idea what Greeks and Romans coins looked like, but few know how complex Greek and Roman monetary systems eventually became. The contributors to this volume are numismatists, ancient historians, and economists intent on investigating how these systems worked and how they both did and did not resemble a modern monetary system. Why did people first start using coins? How did Greeks and Romans make payments, large or small? What does money mean in Greek tragedy? Was the Roman Empire an integrated economic system? This volume can serve as an introduction to such questions, but it also offers the specialist the results of original research.

Money, Labour and Land

2005-06-29 History

Author : Paul Cartledge
Release : 2005-06-29
Genre : History
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Download or read book Money, Labour and Land written by Paul Cartledge. This book was released on 2005-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural wealth of the classical Greek world was matched by its material wealth, and there is abundant textual and archaeological evidence for both. However, radically different theoretical and methodological approaches have been used to interpret this evidence, and conflicts continue to rage as these different starting points produce clashing views on the significance and distribution of money, labour and land. Money, Labour and Land reflects the current explosion in ideas and research by assembling case-studies from an international selection of renowned US, British and European scholars. Drawing on comparative historical and anthropological approaches, sociological, economic and cultural theory, and developments in epigraphy, legal history, numismatics and spatial archaeology, this volume will be of interest to all students and scholars of ancient economies.

Making Money in Ancient Athens

2021-10-20 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Author : Michael Leese
Release : 2021-10-20
Genre : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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Download or read book Making Money in Ancient Athens written by Michael Leese. This book was released on 2021-10-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how ancient Athenians made economic decisions

The Ancient Economy

1973 Business & Economics

Author : Moses I. Finley
Release : 1973
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 366/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Ancient Economy written by Moses I. Finley. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ancient Economy holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as historical iconoclast and intellectual provocateur. It should be required reading for every student of pre-modern modes of production, exchange, and consumption."--Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens

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