Why Is Coins Important In Ancient Greece
The ancient Greek civilization had many contributions that helped explain its significance in history. During the Archaic Age, there were many economies and cultures. One economy were the coins. Although, the Greeks did not invent coins they did use coins to their advantage. They improved the design of the coins and the circulation of them. The Greeks added stamps to both sides of the coins for identification and made them of silver (Dutton 48). The Greeks used the coins for “collection of taxes and the payment of debt” (Dutton 48). The coins did not bring back to life the Greek’s economy. However, it did mark “Greece’s reentrance … as a trading presence in the Mediterranean” (Dutton 48). According to Steven Kreis the Greeks achievements
in the areas of art, science, and mathematics, were just some of the “highest order and worthy of emulation by the Romans and others.” One very famous mathematician of the Greeks was Pythagoras of Samos. According to Robert Guisepi, Pythagoras must have been “one of the world’s greatest men.” Pythagoras is the founder the Pythagorean Theorem, still used today. He based his systems off his mathematical regularities. This included the Pythagorean Theorem. Another Greek that contributed to the Greek achievements was Heraclitus of Ephesus. Heraclitus saw himself as an oracle sage, and he wanted to provoke his students to have a deeper reflection. He felt that the “divine essence was the underlying force of things” (Dutton 49). He is well remembered today by his saying about the river never being the same because it captures how he was trying to go beyond the surface of things.
The ancient Greek civilization had many contributions that helped explain its significance in history. Such as its culture and economies. Many of these contributions are still used to this day.
in the areas of art, science, and mathematics, were just some of the “highest order and worthy of emulation by the Romans and others.” One very famous mathematician of the Greeks was Pythagoras of Samos. According to Robert Guisepi, Pythagoras must have been “one of the world’s greatest men.” Pythagoras is the founder the Pythagorean Theorem, still used today. He based his systems off his mathematical regularities. This included the Pythagorean Theorem. Another Greek that contributed to the Greek achievements was Heraclitus of Ephesus. Heraclitus saw himself as an oracle sage, and he wanted to provoke his students to have a deeper reflection. He felt that the “divine essence was the underlying force of things” (Dutton 49). He is well remembered today by his saying about the river never being the same because it captures how he was trying to go beyond the surface of things.
The ancient Greek civilization had many contributions that helped explain its significance in history. Such as its culture and economies. Many of these contributions are still used to this day.