History

From the 1st century until the 4th century AD, Las Médulas produced over 1,600 tons of gold, 6.5 tons every year. This staggering amount of gold funded the armies, infrastructure, public works, temples, palaces, and festivals that defined the Roman Empire at her height. pic.twitter.com/9vDYF3cLSm

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