Moses I. Finley Series

Sir Moses Finley was an influential classical scholar who fundamentally shifted the understanding of ancient societies. His work was characterized by a profound interest in the social and economic aspects of the ancient world. Finley rejected the application of modern economic theories to the ancient economy, instead emphasizing that status and civic ideology were the dominant driving forces in antiquity. His approach broadened classical studies from philology to a wider cultural, economic, and social context, laying the groundwork for anthropologically oriented research.