Well, the same author from the link I gave happens to have also written a book on that very topic that you might find interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik

Well, the same author from the link I gave happens to have also written a book on that very topic that you might find interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years