Standardization, certification, quality control of products, consumer protection: strange though it may seem, these are not modern discoveries of our technological culture. The research of Professor Varoufakis shows that their roots stretch far back into antiquity and that they were with a high cultural level: Parthenons cannot be built without advanced technology, and development is inconceivable without the application of regulations to ensure the high quality of the materials used and the consumer goods produced. The ancient Greek civilization devised statutory framework for quality, a basic requirement for the development and growth of human societies.

The book by G. Varoufakis Ancient Greece and Quality, translated into English.