In this episode, we discuss the various ways in which the ancient Greeks traveled, whether it was via land or sea; the physical layout of the port of Piraeus and the commercial activity that took place there; the mining district of Thorikos and how silver was mined for coinage and how coins were struck; farming techniques and how produce/goods was sold in the agora; the various types of manufacturing workshops at Athens and how they operated; and the disdain that the elites held for for the merchant and manufacturing classes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/01/068-travel-trade-and-work.html
067 Hephaistos and Hermes
066 The Athenian Agora
065 The Athenian Acropolis
064 The Protectress of Athens
063 The Lord of the Sea
062 Agricultural Festivals
061 The "Two Goddesses"
060 Hades and the Underworld
059 Olympian Zeus
058 Classical Temples
057 Classical Paintings
056 Classical Sculptures
055 The Dionysian Mysteries
054 Old Comedy and Aristophanes
053 Euripides at War
052 Early Euripides
051 Sophocles
050 Early Tragedy and Aeschylus
049 Theater and the Dionysia
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