Xll CONTENTS. 



of Altahi. Wars in Nubia. Arts of mining and smelt- 

 ing. Southern Africa. The Macrobians. Trade with 

 the Abyssinians. Europe, comprehending the colonies 

 of Greece and western Asia. The Phoenicians. The 

 Greeks. Notices of their mines, and the manner of 

 working them till the time of Philip of Macedon. 

 Italy. The Etrurians. The Salassi. The Illyrians 

 Hungary, Sweden and Norway. Spain. Tarshish. 

 Trade with the Phoenicians. Islands in the Mediter- 

 ranean. Great Britain . . Page 29 



CHAPTER III. 



On the transfer of the precious metals from some parts of the 

 world to others, as indicated by sacred and profane 

 writers. Scarcity of precious metals in Greece; com- 

 parative abundance in Egypt and Judea. Advancement 

 in civilization and accumulation of precious metals 

 among the Hebrews. Their trade with the Phrenicians. 

 Accumulation in Persia. Its distribution and con- 

 centration in Rome . .108 



CHAPTER IV. 



On the financial management of their mines by the Romans. 

 Mines in Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, Thrace, and Mace- 

 donia. Worked by slaves with little skill. Practice of 

 farming the mines. Alteration of system under the 

 emperors . . . . .133 



CHAPTER V. 



On the consumption of the precious metals before the accession 

 of Augustus to the imperial dignity in Rome. Hoarding 



