History and archaeology
Macellum of Aizanoi (the 'First Stock Exchange')
Çavdarhisar, Kütahya
A round market building with a copy of Diocletian's maximum price edict on its walls; popularly 'the world's first stock exchange'.
Its story
The macellum is a round building used as the city's food and trade market. A copy of the maximum price edict issued by Emperor Diocletian in AD 301 to combat inflation is thought to have been inscribed on its walls. Because of this inscription listing the prices of goods and services, the building is referred to in local promotion as 'the world's first stock exchange'.
Key facts
- Inscription
- Diocletian's Price Edict (AD 301)
Trip purpose
- Photography
Location
39.19846, 29.61091
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129917955 | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizanoi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139437121