
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
In this episode, we discuss the various ways in which the ancient Greeks traveled, whether it was via land or sea; the physical layout of the port of Piraeus and the commercial activity that took place there; the mining district of Thorikos and how silver was mined for coinage and how coins were struck; farming techniques and how produce/goods were sold in the agora; the various types of manufacturing workshops at Athens and how they operated; and the disdain that the elites held for the merchant and manufacturing classes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/01/068-travel-trade-and-work.html
4.4
969969 ratings
In this episode, we discuss the various ways in which the ancient Greeks traveled, whether it was via land or sea; the physical layout of the port of Piraeus and the commercial activity that took place there; the mining district of Thorikos and how silver was mined for coinage and how coins were struck; farming techniques and how produce/goods were sold in the agora; the various types of manufacturing workshops at Athens and how they operated; and the disdain that the elites held for the merchant and manufacturing classes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/01/068-travel-trade-and-work.html
305 Listeners
11,897 Listeners
531 Listeners
4,330 Listeners
1,831 Listeners
4,259 Listeners
1,846 Listeners
618 Listeners
1,099 Listeners
1,533 Listeners
502 Listeners
150 Listeners
105 Listeners
94 Listeners
215 Listeners
492 Listeners
1,048 Listeners
656 Listeners
6,290 Listeners
453 Listeners
557 Listeners
409 Listeners
3,086 Listeners
1,767 Listeners