Roman mining companies in Spain

Díaz Ariño, Borja (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Antolinos Marín, Juan Antonio

Resumen: Spain was a key territory for the supply of precious metals during the Roman period.1 It is even possible that the Roman authorities’ decision to retain a military presence there after the Second Punic War was to a large extent motivated by its mineral wealth.2 In fact, one of the fi rst measures taken once the territory was secured in 195 B.C.E. was to establish a tribute system intended to tax the iron and silver mines...

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 210 (2019), 291-303
ISSN: 0084-5388

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.197 - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q2) - Archeology (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Historia Antigua (Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed.)