Archestratus of Athens

Archestratus of Athens was a prominent Greek banker who ran an extremely successful banking business in 5th century BC Athens in partnership with another banker from Athens named Antisthenes. The headquarters of their business was located at Piraeus, the harbor five miles out of Athens. In history they are remembered due to their entrepreneurial skills, as well as the owners of slave called Pasion who worked in their banking facility and later became the wealthiest banker in the ancient period of Greek history.