Minting Coins to Pay the Troops? Pros and Cons for the Greco-Roman World

Name: Minting Coins to Pay the Troops? Pros and Cons for the Greco-Roman World
Uploaded: 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z
Duration: 4565 s
Channel: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Description: A long-running theory holds that coinage was invented to pay soldiers. This Clain-Stefanelli lecture weighs the evidence for and against it across the Greek and Roman worlds.

January 29, 2026 · 76:05

A long-running theory holds that coinage was invented to pay soldiers. This Clain-Stefanelli lecture weighs the evidence for and against it across the Greek and Roman worlds.

Minting Coins to Pay the Troops? Pros and Cons for the Greco-Roman World

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