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How Money Was Invented: The Birth of Currency 🪙 [Ancient History Documentary]

516K views · Jul 31, 2026 · Entertainment

History & Civilizations

501K subscribers

Comments · 245

@franciscovarela7127 · 1 month ago
In  several thousand years when a future archeologist digs up contemporary coins in the rubble of ancient cities he or she will think "This civilization was broke.".
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@jadenephrite · 1 month ago
Regarding <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S-flDCP048&t=2984">49:44</a>, in 405 BC the last major naval battle of the Peloponnesian War was won by the Spartan fleet under their admiral Lysander which destroyed the Athenian navy under their admiral Conon at the location of the Hellespont.
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@mat4263 · 1 month ago
As someone who watches every single video on your channel, I find it fascinating and perhaps a bit odd the sort of people and comments this sort of video, or this topic, seems to attract 🤣 from a historical perspective this is a very good series
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@MariaGavrilas-f1c · 1 month ago
Köszönöm szépen a megosztást!
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@ZyaHoca · 1 month ago
Thanks  for Türkish lang. TÜRKÇE  için teşekkúr .
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@CorbPeregrin-l6f · 3 days ago
Informații bine documentate. Mulțumesc. Servus.
@jasonparr4275 · 1 month ago
Good stuff, thanks from Queensland.
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@moneysthematter · 1 month ago
Interesting stuff!
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@Q-GUY-11-11 · 1 month ago
INCREDIBLE documentary ... EVERYONE needs to see this!!! BRAVO
@Backrooms_Run · 1 month ago
This book Psychological Wealth Paradox by Alden Rothman didn’t just challenge what I believed about money, it challenged how I see governments, laws, and borders. It’s not a financial book in the normal sense. It’s more like a playbook for invisible leverage. After reading it, I finally understood why some people never go viral, never speak on stage, but control empires. They were never meant to be seen.
@HistoryonTVDocumentary · 10 days ago
Interesting stuff!!!
@MannyEspinola-z3w · 1 month ago
Thank you for this video
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