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===Tacitus===
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|'''<small>Name-reference</small>'''
|<small>Tacitus Tiberius</small>
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|'''<small>Modern reference</small>'''
|<small>Grant 1989: 209</small>
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|'''<small>Location of the mine</small>'''
|<small>Spain/Iberia (1st century AD)</small>
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'''Description-Interpretation:''' The gold and copper mines owned by Sextus Marius were confiscated by Tiberius on the grounds of an allegation of incest with his daughter. Although the state confiscated the mine, Tiberius considered it as his property.
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'''Comments:''' This act, in AD 33, has been considered the beginning of the confiscation of gold mines in the Roman Empire by the state (Imperial governmental policy, 4.1.1.). It has been queried by modern writers, who have suggested that the accusation was fabricated and that Tiberius may have had his eye on the revenue of the mine.<ref>Le Roux 1989: 176.</ref>
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