Dr George Maher, actuary, Roman economist and honorary treasurer of the Classical Association discuss his twofold career, what the Romans would have made of Bitcoin, life on a Roman frontier, and gives us a crash course in ancient economics 101 - this is such an interesting conversation and we hope you enjoy Episode 7 of Classics and Careers!

A former Partner at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, the international firm of actuaries and risk management consultants, George is the author of Pugnare. Economic Success and Failure which uses the Roman Empire as a parable for our times and was listed by The Week magazine as one of the top ten business books of 2021. George studied in Dublin, at Birkbeck College London and King's College London for a number of degrees, as you will hear. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and joined the CA in 2023.

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Show Notes

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