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re: History question re: banks
Posted on 12/27/12 at 3:16 pm to Doc Fenton
Posted on 12/27/12 at 3:16 pm to Doc Fenton
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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.
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.
This post was edited on 12/27/12 at 3:20 pm
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