Money and the Early Greek Mind

Richard (University of Exeter) Seaford

Cambridge University Press, 2004

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How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? In this book Richard Seaford argues that the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage, which produced the first ever thoroughly monetised society.

ISBN-13
9780521539920
ISBN-10
0521539927
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
Publication date
2004-03-11
Pages
384
Dimensions
230x161x23
Weight
626