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 the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage, which produced the first ever thoroughly monetised society.

• | By (Author): Richard (University of Exeter) Seaford
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• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 11, 2004
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780521539920