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The document discusses the question of where Byzantium obtained metals like gold, silver, and copper after losing access to mines in areas conquered by Arabs. It explores evidence from Roman legal texts that mining was an important industry and that mines were owned both privately and by the state. The summary suggests that Byzantium likely continued to derive metals from mines within its remaining territories in the Balkans and Asia Minor.
- Author
- Georges Serros
- Language
- EN