And during the period of peace established by the Romans, annual interest rates for credit throughout the Roman Empire fluctuated between 4 and 6 percent The Mosaic Law forbade the lending of money on interest to needy Israelites
( यशया ४४: १३) त्याकाळी धातूच्या आऱ्‍या, दगडी हातोड्या आणि पितळेचे खिळे वापरले जायचे हे उत्खननात सापडलेल्या वस्तूंवरून सिद्ध होते.