DİFFERENCES BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN ECONOMİES

While we are examination the Greek economy, we can compare the periods of the GREEK cultre;

Archaic (776-480), Classical (480-323), and Hellenistic (323-30) periods

In Archaic and Classical Periods;

- The economy of ancient cultures, including both Greece and Rome, were based on agriculture.

- Greeks ideally lived on small self-sufficient wheat-producing farms, but bad agricultural practices made many households incapable of feeding themselves.

- They were producing wine and olive oil, which were also the chief exports of the Romans -- not too surprisingly, given their shared geographical conditions and the popularity of these two necessities.

- People in the countryside worked in agriculture and were very poor. Many farms were very small.

- There were small shops in Greek cities.

- All over Greece, the people grew olives, graves, and figs. They kept goats, for milk and cheese. In the plains, where the soil was rich, they also grew wheat to make bread. They also worked with leather and textiles.

- Craftsmanship and commerce (especially maritime) developed and became increasingly more important in the classical period.

- During the Hellenistic period, Greek civilization spread into the Near East and large kingdoms became the norm.

Agriculture, Craft Work, Fishşng, Pottery, Metalworking, Sea Trade, Trading were main economic sources.

And society: Citizens/Women/Metics (Forein People)/Slaves

ROMAN EMPİRE;