re: History question re: banks

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Gotta be 7th. The ancient Greeks weren't much of anything until they had that link to Egypt with the trading colony of Naukratis near the mouths of the Nile.

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Yep, it was 7th Century BC.

Edit: It's interesting that the barter system still survives. Rural America in the 19th Century is a good example. No need for real money.