Category Archives: mines

Old Roman Specularis Mines

Posted on February 10, 2014 by 100swallows

Spain used to be a kind of Eldorado. It was fabulously rich in minerals. Rome and Carthage both financied their wars with Spanish gold and silver. Roman gold mine of Las Medulas, Leon, Spain    GNFD photo by Rafael Ibez … Continue reading →

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A Spanish Pompeii?

Posted on August 17, 2013 by 100swallows

Sort of. At least it was a real Roman city with all the fixings and it was buried and lost to history for a thousand years. The difference is that Pompeii was covered up all at once by volcanic dust … Continue reading →

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