02-21-2008, 09:43 PM
Many thanks, Volker. That's twice in as many days you've given me such erudite advice! Laudes!
Another thing - on the same theme - did patrons fund individuals/enterprises in much the same way as latterday banks - long term loans, crippling interest, default/penalty payments etc etc. In that sense (if true) could that have encouraged wealthy patrons (or just the wealthy!) to structure private banking organisations outside of state control? Did such banking organisations exist?
Was 'outside of state control' even recognised as an ethos?
Sorry, lots more questions !! You'll see from all this that my knowledge of the Roman finance world is a big fat 'nil'!
Regards,
Romanonick/Nick Deacon
Another thing - on the same theme - did patrons fund individuals/enterprises in much the same way as latterday banks - long term loans, crippling interest, default/penalty payments etc etc. In that sense (if true) could that have encouraged wealthy patrons (or just the wealthy!) to structure private banking organisations outside of state control? Did such banking organisations exist?
Was 'outside of state control' even recognised as an ethos?
Sorry, lots more questions !! You'll see from all this that my knowledge of the Roman finance world is a big fat 'nil'!
Regards,
Romanonick/Nick Deacon
Romanonick/Nick Deacon
