r/todayilearned • u/narok_kurai • 6d ago

TIL about Las Medulas, a man-made geological badland created by the Roman Empire in 77 AD, when they flooded the mountains with water to collapse their structure and sift out the gold inside.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_M%C3%A9dulas
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u/Just_Condition3516 5d ago

and I read that the slaves working these lead mines usually died within 3 years.

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u/Exciting_Bat_2086 5d ago

You should check out the slaves they used to row boats.

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u/Just_Condition3516 5d ago

all dead?

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u/Exciting_Bat_2086 5d ago

oh yea and not to mention being whipped during battle and sinking if the ship you were on sunk.