The private banks in fourth-century b.c. Athens: a reappraisal

This essay has two aims: to affirm the significance of private banking in fourthcentury B.C. Athens, and to propose a model of its role in the economy. Such a project is desirable because there has been a tendency since the publication of Finley's The Ancient Economy to minimalize the significa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Classical quarterly 1997-12, Vol.47 (2), p.396-422
1. Verfasser: Shipton, Kirsty M. W.
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Zusammenfassung:This essay has two aims: to affirm the significance of private banking in fourthcentury B.C. Athens, and to propose a model of its role in the economy. Such a project is desirable because there has been a tendency since the publication of Finley's The Ancient Economy to minimalize the significance of banking in ancient Greece. Banking is seen as a ‘fringe activity’ largely carried out by such ‘outsiders’ as metics and ex-slaves.Consequently historians have frequently overlooked the value of banking as a tool for understanding the Greek economy.
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1093/cq/47.2.396