Mining, Money and Economy (handout)
Ancient Greece: City and Society
English - April 15, 2014 02:54 - 4.93 MB application/pdf - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsCourses Education History la trobe university history ancient history mediterranean greece ancient greece greek history gillian shepherd christopher mackie Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Athens was a wealthy and prosperous place in the classical period. In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd takes a closer look at the Athenian economy by examining the nature of coinage in ancient Greece and one major source of Athenian wealth – the silver mines of Laurion, which provided the famous “Owl” coins of Athens.
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