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September 29, 2023

accounting history

TIL: Ancient Greeks Used Slaves as Auditors So They Could Be Beaten When They Screwed Up

I've had Jacob Soll's book The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations sitting in my bag forever, always intending to go up on the rooftop deck on a nice summer day with a cigar and a few beers to finish reading it. Of course, that never happens (usually because I drink […]