Location:
Romania
Coordinates:
46.3003, 23.1303
Events at Roșia Montană (8)
50
ID: 5354
Fire-setting mining technique widespread - Romans heat rock with fire then quench with vinegar to fracture ore veins
ID: 5354
90
ID: 5362
Gold rush in Dacia - discovery of new veins at Roșia Montană triggers migration, boom town develops
ID: 5362
100
ID: 5346
Mining technology innovations - Romans perfect water-powered ore crushing, advanced ventilation, and deep shaft mining
ID: 5346
106
ID: 5331
Trajan conquers Dacia for gold - captures Roșia Montană mines, 165,500 kg of gold funds Forum and Column
ID: 5331
120
ID: 5349
Deep mining at Roșia Montană - galleries reach 100+ meters depth, wax tablets preserve miner contracts and slave sales
ID: 5349
200
ID: 5334
Roman mining techniques spread empire-wide - drainage wheels, Archimedes screws, fire-setting, and hydraulic mining used from Britain to Egypt
ID: 5334
271
ID: 5352
Dacia abandoned - Aurelian withdraws from Dacia, Roșia Montană gold mines lost, major economic blow to Rome
ID: 5352
350
ID: 5343
Decline of Roman mining - barbarian invasions disrupt operations, sophisticated drainage and extraction technology lost
ID: 5343