Did you know that owning gold or silver was illegal in #Ancient #Sparta ?

Sparta is said to have had only brittle iron bars as currency. These couldn't be used for anything else due to their devalued state, & their heaviness (making them hard to hoard). Other Greek states did not accept them, so they kept Sparta isolated, too.

#Plato saw this as one of the ideals of a perfect state, as a lack of precious metals meant a lack of #greed.

#history