December 9, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 4 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some of the economics of the slave system as discussed in […]
December 5, 2019January 3, 2020U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 3 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some of the economics of the slave system as discussed in […]
November 27, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 2 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some of the economics of the slave system as discussed in […]
November 25, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 1 Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero, by Kate Clifford Larson provides the first adult biography of […]
October 30, 2019December 29, 2019Other eras A few indicators for King Solomon’s wealth – part 2 Previous post estimated the number of warhorses King Solomon owned along with citing the number of chariots in his kingdom. Here are […]
October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Viking Era One usuable indicator of the value of a Viking sword. How many weapons you could buy today for that price? What was the price of a Viking sword at the time? How about expressing a price then in some unit of measure […]
October 7, 2019February 8, 2021Viking Era Can’t make sense of one indicator of price of sword during Viking Age I’ve been wondering about the price of a sword during the Viking Era. Tripped across two indicators on the same day. One […]
October 3, 2019October 3, 2019Viking Era Recap of payments made to Viking raiders, called Danegeld. Some day I plan to collate all the comments I’ve read on the amount of Danegeld and other money accumulated by various […]
September 30, 2019October 14, 2019Viking Era Coining money in Viking Age and more details on found hoards Consider there was no secure way to store wealth in the time of the Vikings. There were no banks, no marketable securities, […]
September 21, 2019January 31, 2020Roman Empire Galea – helmet worn by Roman Legionnaires. With a shield held in front of you, the most valuable and most exposed area to be protected is your head. Helmets […]