Lending and Borrowing in Ancient Athens

Zusammenfassung This is a book about the social and economic history of ancient Greece and has as its core a detailed study of credit relations in Athens during the fourth century BC. It looks at ancient economy and society in their own terms and demonstrates that the very different system of credit in Athens had its own complexity and sophistication. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Approaches to lending and borrowing; 2. The ideology of lending and borrowing; 3. Borrowing and repayment; 4. The role of interest; 5. Philia and friendship 6. Non-professional lending: loans without interest; 7. Non-professional lending: loans bearing interest; 8. Professional money-lending; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Millett
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521893916
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89391-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity