Economics, Coins, and Taxes
Information on trade, taxation, currency, inflation and attitudes towards money.
Argentarii - Roman Money Changers - Argentarium
Argentarii were the Roman equivalent of the Greek trapezitoi who were private bankers
Argentarii were the Roman equivalent of the Greek trapezitoi who were private bankers
Mommsen History of Rome
Mommsen explains how he arrives at 19th century monetary equivalents for Roman coins.
Mommsen explains how he arrives at 19th century monetary equivalents for Roman coins.
Economy of Carthage
Roy Decker explains how Carthaginians made their fortunes and provoked the envy of the Greeks and Romans.
Roy Decker explains how Carthaginians made their fortunes and provoked the envy of the Greeks and Romans.
Ancient Economies
By Morris Silver. Palace officials played a major role in the Near Eastern economy, but there's evidence private entrepreneurs engaged in commerce, as well.
By Morris Silver. Palace officials played a major role in the Near Eastern economy, but there's evidence private entrepreneurs engaged in commerce, as well.
Economics in Ancient Greece
William Harris' essay considers Gyges' new, Midas' magical, Ixion's inventive, and Laomedon's labor method of generating wealth and Odysseus' sharp dealing.
William Harris' essay considers Gyges' new, Midas' magical, Ixion's inventive, and Laomedon's labor method of generating wealth and Odysseus' sharp dealing.
Interest Rates
By William Harris. Before Greenspan, Pliny suggested adjusting interest rates to improve the Roman treasury.
By William Harris. Before Greenspan, Pliny suggested adjusting interest rates to improve the Roman treasury.
Origin of Philosophy: Why the Greeks?
Scroll down. Trade and freedom from manual labor provided necessary leisure. “Greek philosophy began in Ionia ... in the wealthiest and most active cities of their time in Greece.”
Scroll down. Trade and freedom from manual labor provided necessary leisure. “Greek philosophy began in Ionia ... in the wealthiest and most active cities of their time in Greece.”
When Land First Became Private Property
British Archaeology article on the emergence of individual, walled settlements in about 1000 B.C. Plough (vs. hoe) based agriculture demands more land; hence, private property.
British Archaeology article on the emergence of individual, walled settlements in about 1000 B.C. Plough (vs. hoe) based agriculture demands more land; hence, private property.