Ancient Greek Law in the 21st Century
by Paula Perlman · first published 2018
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> There's a good book on Athenian banking: For a wider net, on the general legal framework(s) of that time, see perhaps Ancient Greek law in the 21st century, Perlman, Paula Jean, editor: * https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477315217/ It turns out one of the largest banks in Athens was owned/run by some slaves: finance was not a 'respectable' profession—with…
on “Observations on Credit and Lending Practices in Ur III Mesopotamia (2004) [pdf]” ↗I found the book Ancient Greek law in the 21st century, edited by Paula Jean Perlman to be an interesting read as a layman: * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36708211-ancient-greek-l... Some interesting stuff on slaves having debt (is the debt transferred…
on “Telling Stories in Athenian Law [pdf] (2002)” ↗…https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36854772-the-open-sea * https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691151748/th... Leans slightly academic, but still very accessible to a layman. Also the more academic Ancient Greek Law in the 21st Century edited by Paula Jean Perlman: > The ancient Greeks invented written law. Yet, in contrast to later societies in which law became a professional discipline, the Greeks treated laws as components of social…
on “The Kingdom of Lydia minted gold, silver coins (2022)” ↗For an academic-leaning book on contemporary thinking on it, see Ancient Greek Law in the 21st Century: * https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477315217/ * Review: https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2018/2018.10.49/ Did you know that one of the largest banks in Athens was owned / run by two slaves? > Edward E. Cohen…
on “The Life of a Lawyer in the Late Roman Republic” ↗