Mineral Resources of the Roman Empire, Sources of Information and Location of Deposits |
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aeris Albocola ancient mines Aquileia archaeological remains Archeologique argenti associate or agent auction Aureum auri auriferous sands Baetica Baetis balinei Bilbilis bronze Carthage Cassiterides Castulo centesimam coast coins conductor conductor lease conductori socio actorive copper copper mines denarii Diodorus Diodorus Siculus edition erit erunt evidence exact exigito fecerit ferrum furnish Gallaecia Gaul give gold Gowland Hispania Hübner Ilva inscription insula intra iron island Italy Kiepert lease holder Leipzig Linares Livy Location of Deposits Metalla metalli Vipascensis metallorum milia mineral fields Mineral Resources mineral wealth modern mountains nisi Notitia Dignitatum Pauly-Wissowa peninsula pig of lead Pliny Pliny's plumbum Polybius Pomponius Mela pondo Populonia proc procurator publicani quae quam quidquid quod quoque quoted reference region Rio Tinto river Roman Sardinia scoria Silius Italicus Sisapo socio actorive eius Spain speaks Strabo sub praecone sulphur Tagus Temesa terra Teubner tion TOTS vendiderit Vipasca δε κατά ار
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Page 28 - Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Page 61 - Regio cum aeris ac plumbi uberrima, tum et minio, quod etiam vicino flumini nomen dedit. Auro quoque ditissima, adeo, ut etiam aratro frequenter glebas aureas exscindant.
Page 53 - Conductor balinei — sua inpensa balineum — calfacere et praestare debeto a prima luce in horam septim[am diei mulieribus] et ab hora octava in horam secundam noctis viris —. Aquam in [balineum (al.
Page 61 - Ulex siccatur, uritur, et cinis eius lavatur substrato caespite herboso, ut sidat aurum. Vicena milia pondo ad hunc modum annis singulis Asturiam atque Callaeciam et Lusitaniam praestare quidam prodiderunt, ita ut plurimum Asturia gignat.
Page 32 - Tagus áurea 355 claro devehit álveo, non quidquid libycis terit fervens area messibus, quem non concutiet cadens obliqui via fulminis, 360 non Eurus rapiens mare aut saevo rabidus...
Page 40 - Andaluoia of today... up which successive races or nations. . .pushed their way, attracted by the great natural advantages of soil and climate and by the mineral wealth of which the mountain ranges were bursting to be free'.