Money and the early Greek mind : Homer, philosophy, tragedy /
How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? In this book Richard Seaford argues that a large part of the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage which produced the first ever thoroughly monetised society....
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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