Money in Classical Antiquity

by Sitta von Reden

Book Overview

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman World, using new approaches in economic history to explore how money affected the economy and which factors need to be considered in order to improve our understanding of ancient money. Covering a wide range of monetary contexts within the Mediterranean over almost 1000 years (c. 600 BC - AD 300) its method is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521453372
• ISBN13: 9780521453370
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"