The Parthenon wasn’t just a temple—it was Athens’ treasury, the center of its monetary power. Explore how the silver Drachma ...

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of ...

Discover the long history of money, from goldsmiths to Bitcoin, and how digital currencies are challenging traditional monetary systems.

In the four-hour version of THE ASCENT OF MONEY, historian and author Niall Ferguson seeks to explain the financial history of the world, exploring how our complex system of global finance evolved ...

History of fiat money Fiat money is generally considered to have originated in China several hundreds of years ago, although there are some differing accounts of when exactly paper currency in ...

The cowrie is the most widely and longest used currency in history. 1,000 BC: First Metal Money and Coins Bronze and Copper cowrie imitations were manufactured by China at the end of the Stone Age ...