The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans

Zusatztext the book represents a well thought out and balanced piece of work. Its controversial character precisely reflects the modern state of affairs in the study of ancient monetary history! but with its appearance! we have undoubtedly moved much closer to the correct understanding of what ancient money was. W.V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History, Columbia University Klappentext This collection of new essays presents a set of debates about what money was in antiquity and how it functioned. The focus is mainly on the Greeks, who were not the original inventors of coinage but were responsible for its widespread adoption, and on the Roman Empire, which developed one of the most complex of known pre-modern economies. Zusammenfassung This collection of new essays presents a set of debates about what money was in antiquity and how it functioned. The focus is mainly on the Greeks, who were not the original inventors of coinage but were responsible for its widespread adoption, and on the Roman Empire, which developed one of the most complex of known pre-modern economies.

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• Autori: W. V. Harris
• Con la collaborazione di: W. V. Harris (Editore), W. V. (Shepherd Professor of History Harris (Editore), Harris W. V. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2010
• EAN: 9780199586714
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958671-4
• Pagine: 344
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, HISTORY / Europe / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Economic history, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Monetary Economics, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items