Money and Livelihood: Prices and Wages in the Greek World from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period (13th – Early 19th Century)

The project constitutes a dynamically evolving database that records the prices of goods, wages, and salaries in the Greek world from the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the establishment of Latin dominions in the 13th century, until the creation of the modern Greek state and the circulation of its first national currency, the phoenix. To date, the database includes over 3,500 entries covering the period 1453–1821 and is continuously supplemented with both published and unpublished sources. The project seeks to analyse fluctuations in prices, wages, and daily earnings by considering economic, political, and military factors, natural disasters, and the availability of goods. Its ultimate aim is to enhance our understanding of living standards, purchasing power, and monetary circulation over the long term.