Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Athenian Oikos and the Kalos Kagathos Behavior -- Chapter 3. The Relationships Between Men and Women and the Social Groups in Classical Athens -- Chapter 4. Preparations for Receiving Guests at the Oikos -- Chapter 5. The Athenian Citizen Identity and...

Recent scholarship contends that ancient Mediterranean economies grew intensively, contrary to standard Malthusian predictions. An explanation is Smithian growth spurred by reductions in transaction costs and increased trade flows. This paper argues that an ancient Greek institution, proxenia,...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Rome and the Papal State: Old Customs and the New Kingdom of Italy -- Chapter 3: Finance and Banking -- Chapter 4: Structural Elements of the Rome Stock Exchange: Regulations, Price Lists and Intermediaries -- Chapter 5: The Rome Stock Exchange and the...