The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans

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.

Author: W. V. Harris
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 04/15/2008
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780199233359

About the Author
W. V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History at Columbia University.

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