The Economics of Ancient Greece

agriculture amount ancient animals Arist Aristoph Aristotle Athenian Athens Attica became called carried cent century certainly citizens coast coins commerce considerable copper cost Demosthenes difficult doubt early economic Egypt electrum evidence fact famous fish foreign fourth given gives gold grain Greece Greek ground hand hear highly Homer important industry instance interest iron island Italy known labour land later least means mentioned merchants metal mines nature necessary olive paid passage perhaps Persian Phoenicians Plato Pliny political poor population possible practice probably problem production raised reason references regard remarked rich says seems ship silver slaves speaks Strabo suggest supplies suppose talents Theoph timber trade various viii wheat whole wine