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The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans
Author(s): W. V. Harris
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 25 Jun. 2010
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199586713
- ISBN-13: 9780199586714
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Monetary Systems serves as an excellent overview of the most interesting topics in ancient monetary history today and provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the economic history of the ancient world in general. ― Darel Tai Engen, EH.Net
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. ―
Sergei A. Kovalenko, Ancient West & EastAbout the Author
W.V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History, Columbia University
