Athens
Athens was more than a naval power. It abused its fleet to force other cities to pay huge amounts in silver. Thus, Athens became an economic power. An...
Money – a (Hi)story
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Money makes the world go round - This has been found true since money was invented. We will tell the stories - about daring merchants, cautious financiers and princes who have bought their reign.
The Rialto of Venice: Medieval Manhatten
The Venetian Rialto had been the centre of world trade for centuries. Ursula Kampmann will give us an impression of that era with the help of a painti...
How the British became a nation of tea drinkers
Mexico, Spain, England and China those are the geographic corner points of this story about the impact the doom of the Aztec Empire had finally on the...
The Roman State and its Money
Roman politicians needed much money to win the vote. As a result, each one was overindebted. Part of the Roman Empire is based on the money crunch of ...
Fair Money
Could you imagine to pay high fees in order to be able to safe money for a rainy day. It used to be that way before the French Revolution. More about ...
Lend money, go to hell?
Isn’t it unbelievable: Once upon a time we believed that all who took interest for their money would be condemned to hell. Nevertheless banking boomed...
The Invention of Money
When did mankind use for the very first time money? What did it look like and why did this funny object we call today a coin become a success story? T...
What is Money?
What is Money? Money is more than coins and bills. Anything may be used as money as long as it embodies certain characteristics and is accepted by a l...