Books by M. I. Finley

This updated edition of a text first published in 1985 explores the economic history of classical antiquity. It highlights the depth of the transformation from the ancient consumer economy based on slave and serf labour to the modern capitalist, investment, production and profit economy.

The business of politics offers us one of the most revealing areas of insight into any society. Sir Moses Finley's exploration of politics in the city states of Greece and republican Rome yields insights into the arenas of political debate which have impacted upon our understanding of the ancient world.