The love of money
By: director, Krishna Govender ; producer, Ruth Thorlby
Contributors: Jay, Peter, 1937-; British Broadcasting Corporation; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Economic history; Coinage; History; Money
Other titles: Love of money : ; Wealth-building, 650 BC to 450 AD; Road to riches (Television program)
Description: Discusses the emergence of money as ancient trading broadened and became more complex and barter became inadequate. Examines history's first surge of coinage from the stamped nuggets of electrum used at Sardis to the dominance of the denarius throughout the far-flung Roman Empire. Looks at the rise of the Agora in Athens as a locus for commerce and information, the effects of Roman law on trade, and the massive limestone currency used on the Micronesian island of Yap.
Notes: "A BBC production"--Container.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the BBC television program The road to riches on July 16, 2000.

Additional directing, Adam Salkeld, David Strahan ; camera, Conall Freeley, Steve Morris, Ken Webb ; film editor, Bill Coates ; series editor, Barbara Want ; narrator, David Strahan.

Host, Peter Jay.

DVD-R.