Description: Further DetailsTitle: How to Make MoneyCondition: NewSubtitle: An Ancient Guide to Wealth ManagementISBN-10: 0691239126EAN: 9780691239125ISBN: 9780691239125Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/04/2024Description: An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made—and thought about—moneyAncient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant and doctor to architect and teacher. The Romans also enjoyed a relatively open society, where some could start from the bottom, work, invest, and grow rich. How to Make Money gathers a wide variety of ancient writings that show how Romans thought about, made, invested, spent, lost, and gave away money.The Roman elite idealized farming and service to the state but treated many other occupations with suspicion or contempt, from money lending to wage labor. But whatever their attitudes, pecunia made the Roman world go round. In the Satyricon, Trimalchio brags about his wealth. Seneca accumulated a fortune—but taught that money can’t buy happiness. Eumachia inherited a brick factory from her father, married well, and turned to philanthropy after she was widowed. How to Make Money also takes up some of the most troubling aspects of the Roman economy, slavery and prostitution, which the elite deemed unrespectable but often profited from.Featuring lively new translations, an illuminating introduction, and the original Latin and Greek texts on facing pages, How to Make Money offers a revealing look at the Roman worlds of work and money.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 171mmItem Length: 114mmTranslator: Luca GrilloContributor: Luca Grillo (Translated by)Author: Luca GrilloGenre: Business & FinanceTopic: Society & Culture, Personal Development, Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: How to Make Money
Title: How to Make Money
Subtitle: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management
ISBN-10: 0691239126
EAN: 9780691239125
ISBN: 9780691239125
Release Date: 06/04/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Luca Grillo
Contributor: Luca Grillo (Translated by)
Genre: Business & Finance
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Name: How to Make Money : an Ancient Guide to Wealth Management
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Ancient / Rome, Finance / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Personal Growth / Success
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.7 Oz
Item Length: 7 in
Author: Luca Grillo
Subject Area: Philosophy, Self-Help, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 4.9 in
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Format: Hardcover
