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Mining, Money and Economy
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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.
Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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Manage episode 215429715 series 2425923
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.
Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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