SOME VIEWS ON THE PROBLEM OF THE ROMAN SILVER EXPLOITATION IN THE EAST BOSNIA Cover Image

NEKI POGLEDI NA PROBLEM RIMSKE EKSPLOATACIJE SREBRA U ISTOČNOJ BOSNI
SOME VIEWS ON THE PROBLEM OF THE ROMAN SILVER EXPLOITATION IN THE EAST BOSNIA

Author(s): Enver Imamović
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Economic history, Ancient World
Published by: Institut za istoriju
Keywords: exploitation; coal mines; silver; East Bosnia; Roman Age;

Summary/Abstract: In the region of the present town of Srebrenica the Romans used to organize a broad exploitation of coal mines, primarily lead - the silver mine. Because of that reason a known silver mine settlement was built up there, which in the course of the development passed all the levels of a municipality, became a colony finally. The name has been known in a shortened from Col.M.D. (See Col(onia) M(etalli) D(omavia).

  • Issue Year: 1999
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 47-56
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bosnian