The Ancient Greek Banking System That Forged Modern Finance

The Ancient Greek Banking System That Forged Modern Finance

A glimpse into the financial world of ancient Greece, where temples and “table” bankers laid the foundations of modern banking. Credit: Greek Reporter archive The ancient Greek banking system is typically overlooked when thinking about Greece. Nonetheless, it was this invisible force that built the great ancient Greek civilisation we all admire. We normally picture ancient Greece as the home of philosophers and playwrights, of democracy and epic…