SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DACIAN GOLD

摘要

The opinion concerning the richness in gold of the Dacia, contained in some ancient writings was still expressed until today. So, the Greek historian Herodot (V century B.C.) said that Agathyrshy, a population of Scythian affinity from the Mures valley was had numerous gold objects and jewels. Ioannes Lydus related about the treasures of gold captured by Emperor Traian after conquest of the Dacia by Romans. Criton had mentioned a fabulous quantity, of about five millions pounds of gold (2,5 Mil.kg Au) and a double quantity of silver (Dragan, 1976, pg 20). More plausible estimation gives J. Carcopino, of 165500 kg gold and 331000 kg of silver (Dramba, 1985, vol. I, pg 788).