The Athenian Revolt Against Babylonian Finance by VertigoPolitix

The Athenian Revolt Against Babylonian Finance by VertigoPolitix

The Solonian Ordinance of 594 BC, which restructured the silver weighting system to Athenian currency, was a direct blow to Babylonia's financial hegemony in the Greek region. Although differing from the reforms of Lycurgus in Sparta, a century earlier, its intentions were the same: release from bondage to a foreign money power and common market governed by the Babylonian shekel. This began the first steps towards Athenian sovereignty, and her High Period of excellence and national pride...