Lending And Borrowing In Ancient Athens
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Lending And Borrowing In Ancient Athens
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Author : Paul Millett
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-05-09
Lending And Borrowing In Ancient Athens written by Paul Millett and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-09 with Business & Economics categories.
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.
Studies In Land And Credit In Ancient Athens 500 200 B C
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Author : Moses I. Finley
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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Studies In Land And Credit In Ancient Athens 500 200 B C written by Moses I. Finley and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
In this classic study of the social and economic aspects of landcredit relationships in ancient Athens, first published in 1952, Moses Finley presents a systematic account of the guarantee aspects of credit. He examines the outward forms of credit transactions, the legal instruments employed, the kind of real property customarily used to guarantee debts, and the parties engaged in these transactions.
Ships And Silver Taxes And Tribute
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Author : Hans van Wees
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-09-04
Ships And Silver Taxes And Tribute written by Hans van Wees and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-04 with Political Science categories.
Historians since Herodotus and Thucydides have claimed that the year 483 BCE marked a turning point in the history of Athens. For it was then that Themistocles mobilized the revenues from the city's highly productive silver mines to build an enormous war fleet. This income stream is thought to have become the basis of Athenian imperial power, the driving force behind its democracy and the centre of its system of public finance. But in his groundbreaking new book, Hans van Wees argues otherwise. He shows that Themistocles did not transform Athens, but merely expanded a navy-centred system of public finance that had already existed at least a generation before the general's own time, and had important precursors at least a century earlier. The author reconstructs the scattered evidence for all aspects of public finance, in archaic Greece at large and early Athens in particular, to reveal that a complex machinery of public funding and spending was in place as early as the reforms of Solon in 594 BCE. Public finance was in fact a key factor in the rise of the early Athenian state – long before Themistocles, the empire and democracy. 'With this important book Hans van Wees is the first historian systematically to approach ancient Greek economy and society along the lines of the "new fiscal history". The results are highly rewarding, and go far beyond the area of public finance. In addition to a fresh perspective on key aspects of the archaic Greek world, the author provides numerous insights into the elusive process of state formation in Athens and elsewhere.' - Paul Millett, Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Cambridge, author of Lending and Borrowing in Ancient Athens
Leasing And Lending
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Author : Kirsty Shipton
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Classical Studies
Release Date : 2000
Leasing And Lending written by Kirsty Shipton and has been published by Institute of Classical Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This highly detailed investigation of Athenian cash-using institutions is based on a database, presented in the appendix, of silver mine leases, land leases and records of private loans. Shipton's aim is to establish a firm foundation on which to analyse the role of the individual, and social concerns as a whole, in the Athenian economy.
The Business Life Of Ancient Athens
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Author : George Miller Calhoun
language : en
Publisher: New York : Cooper Square Publishers
Release Date : 1968
The Business Life Of Ancient Athens written by George Miller Calhoun and has been published by New York : Cooper Square Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Business & Economics categories.
This collection of little sketches is not in any sense a scientific investigation into the economic and industrial history of Athens. It is merely an attempt to give the general reader who would learn something of this side of ancient Greek life an intelligible account of the way in which business and finance were carried on in Athens in the 4th century before Christ. It emphasizes the personal and ethical aspects of the subject, rather than technical processes or purely economic data. The author endeavored to learn and illustrate to the reader what sort of men controlled trade and finance in these times and places, what were their aims and ideals, their standards of honesty, and their methods of doing business.
Making Money In Ancient Athens
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Author : Michael Leese
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2021-10-20
Making Money In Ancient Athens written by Michael Leese and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-20 with BUSINESS & ECONOMICS categories.
Explores how ancient Athenians made economic decisions
Athenian Economy And Society
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Author : Edward Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-07
Athenian Economy And Society written by Edward Cohen and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-07 with History categories.
In this ground-breaking analysis of the world's first private banks, Edward Cohen convincingly demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. Challenging the "primitivistic" view, in which bankers are merely pawnbrokers and money-changers, Cohen reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers pursued sophisticated transactions. These dealings--although technologically far removed from modern procedures--were in financial essence identical with the lending and deposit-taking that separate true "banks" from other businesses. He further explores how the Athenian banks facilitated tax and creditor avoidance among the wealthy, and how women and slaves played important roles in these family businesses--thereby gaining legal rights entirely unexpected in a society supposedly dominated by an elite of male citizens. Special emphasis is placed on the reflection of Athenian cognitive patterns in financial practices. Cohen shows how transactions were affected by the complementary opposites embedded in the very structure of Athenian language and thought. In turn, his analysis offers great insight into daily Athenian reality and cultural organization.
The Invention Of Coinage And The Monetization Of Ancient Greece
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Author : David Schaps
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2015-09-02
The Invention Of Coinage And The Monetization Of Ancient Greece written by David Schaps and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-02 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Coinage appeared at a moment when it fulfilled an essential need in Greek society and brought with it rationalization and social leveling in some respects, while simultaneously producing new illusions, paradoxes, and new elites. In a book that will encourage scholarly discussion for some time, David M. Schaps addresses a range of important coinage topics, among them money, exchange, and economic organization in the Near East and in Greece before the introduction of coinage; the invention of coinage and the reasons for its adoption; and the developing use of money to make more money.
Evidence Of Finance Leasing In The Ancient Mines Of Laureion
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Author : Chryssa Papathanassiou
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Evidence Of Finance Leasing In The Ancient Mines Of Laureion written by Chryssa Papathanassiou and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
Demosthenes (382-322 BC) wrote numerous legal speeches, which provide a plethora of cues about public and private law in Athens during the 4th century BC. In his speech “Paragraphe pros Pantaineton”, Demosthenes described a complex financial transaction composed of a sale, a lease, and a loan. The speech further documents the conditions, under which a mining entrepreneur obtained credit to finance a factory among the silver mines of Laureion, near Athens. In this article, I first review the available literature concerning this speech since the 19th century. The historical analyses have so far focused predominantly on the institution of "prasis epi lysei", which is not referred to in any ancient legal speech, and have not been conclusive about the nature and operation of this ancient contract. As a consequence, this transaction has remained obscure for centuries. With the present article, I attempt to decode this mysterious transaction. I start from the premise that it is widely acknowledged that Demosthenes was one of the most experienced lawyers of his time. Thus, I take his speech at face value and examine it as a legal brief featuring the essential elements (essentialia negotii) of the disputed contract. In the absence of ancient Athenian legal archives and codices from the 4th century BC, legal speeches are, in principle, the only available documents reflecting the legal and contractual provisions applicable at the time. Consequently, I examine the contract from a purely legal perspective using contextual interpretation in combination with the comparative legal method. Finally, I compare the ancient transaction with contemporary finance leasing, which is a synthetic contract composed of a sale, a lease and a loan. My legal analysis provides insight into a fascinating world of diverse property and contractual rights, which were combined in ingenious ways to secure the financing of the industrial production of silver over the ages. These rights were documented by means of written deeds and enforced by courts in case of disputes or market stress. The Laureion silver, which was used to mint coins, or to finance grains imports from the Black Sea region, was essential for the monetary system and the economy of ancient Athens. Sophisticated contracts helped build a strong Athenian economy and could become a source of inspiration for contemporary economies. I conclude that further legal analysis of ancient speeches may help us better understand the significant contribution of ancient contract and property laws to the development of economy and democracy in ancient Athens.
Banking In Fourth Century Athens
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Author : Curtis Clemens Stephan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Banking In Fourth Century Athens written by Curtis Clemens Stephan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Banks and banking categories.