Money and the early greek mind: homer, philosophy, tragedy
Auteur :
Seaford, Richard
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521832281
Date de publication :
11 mars 2004
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,8 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
730 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.