Tracing the Roman Empire's lost gold to your modern smartphone
Where did the vast wealth of the Roman Empire go? This video explores estimates of the empire's total gold reserves and investigates the surprising possibility that some of that ancient metal may now reside within your mobile device.
The presentation examines the scale of gold held within the Roman Empire and tracks its potential journey through the centuries. It looks at the physical movement of precious metals and the likelihood of ancient Roman gold being repurposed into the components of contemporary technology, such as smartphones.
Source: How much Gold did the Romans have - and where is it now?
