Aes alienum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23716250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Waddell (University of Missouri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah06008 |
| OpenAlex | W4231089033 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
Aes alienum is a Latin term for financial debt; literally, it means “someone else's money.” The opposite, being in credit, was known as aes suum, “one's own money.” Debt played a major part in Roman history, especially under the republic.
Business · Debt · Economics · Financial system · Monetary economics · Physics · Term (time) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Finance · Historical Economic and Legal Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |