Banking in Rome: the origins of the current banking law

Abstract

The commercial age in Ancient Rome,
which covered the second half of the Republic and
the whole Princedom, lived a territorial and economic expansion. It was based on the performance of
international trade, with little background in human history until that time. Partly as a cause and
as a result of this development, the Bank activity
was essential to expand the business and commercial network. The legal regulation of this activity, in
which highlighted the role of the praetor and the
iuris prudentes, was also a substantial element for
consolidating and fulfilling the social function of
banking. This article aims to elucidate how was the
banker’s profession in Rome, as well as the operation of that business. In addition, it analyses who
were the financiers that would take place and what
was your most important normative order.