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The economic growth of Classical Athens was fueled largely by the aphanes or “hidden” wealth of the elite, who surreptitiously sheltered their money in non-landed investments in order to avoid both the disesteem of their aristocratic peers and the liturgical obligations imposed by the common people. Therefore, as much as the economic success of Athens was promoted by democratic institutions that encouraged...
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