Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis - Volume 136, Issue 1, 2023

Abstract Money before coinage in Archaic and Early Republican Rome Money existed in the Roman world before the introduction of coinage. Fragmentary information in the written sources suggests the existence of two main forms of money: bronze and cattle. However, this information is often difficult to interpret, due to the problematic nature of the sources, and the pervasiveness in our thinking of a m Read More

Abstract The climate crisis as a colonial crisis. Perspectives from African environmental history By reviewing recent works in African environmental history, this article explores the colonial roots of the Anthropocene. I argue that a historical approach is crucial to understand the current climate crisis and its planetary inequalities. This article traces colonial environmental injustices, through examples such Read More