Orichalcum - Wikipedia
WEBOrichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato. Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient ...
Orichalcum - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDec 7, 2022 · Orichalcum ("mountain copper") or aurichalcum ("gold copper") was a metal used in coins during ancient times. Orichalcum was a golden-yellow coloured mixture consisting of both copper and zinc and referred to as brass. The Romans were the first to make coins from orichalcum and were attracted to the metal due to its close …
Orichalcum: Mystery Metal of the Ancients - Historic Mysteries
WEBJan 16, 2024 · The Orichalcum alloy was recorded as being incredibly malleable, stronger than copper, and hard to tarnish. Many modern historians believe that the semi-mythological metal known as Orichalcum was likely therefore to have been an early type of brass, especially during the Roman era.
Orichalcum: Legendary Metal of Atlantis, Or Just A Common Ore?
WEBJun 28, 2015 · Prior to the 5th century BC, as the Greeks ruled the eastern Mediterranean, orichalcum, a term which by the way may have also originated in Cyprus, was essentially a common product used not only by the Greeks, but by those who traded with them as well.
Orichalcum - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBOrichalcum or aurichalcum, ὀρείχαλκος is the name of a metal or two different metals. Old writings from ancient Greece talk about orichalcum and the Romans made coins out of a metal they called orichalcum, but they might not have been the same metal.
Real or Fake? Orichalcum, Ancient Metal of Mythical Origins
WEBOrichalcum is a semi-mythical metal that was most likely an early form of brass. Its name derives from the ancient Greek words for ‘mountain’ and ‘copper’. Orichalcum was mentioned in several ancient texts, including Plato’s Critias.
Found: 47 Lumps of Orichalcum, an Ancient Alloy Attributed to Atlantis
WEBMar 1, 2017 · Whether or not the metal found in this particular shipwreck is the orichalcum of old, it is a strange and rare discovery—possibly sent to the sea as an offering to the gods.
Orichalcum - Atlantipedia
WEBMay 13, 2010 · Orichalcum is, according to legend, reputed to have been ‘invented’ by Cadmus noted in Greek mythology as the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. This metal is one of the many mysteries in Plato’s Atlantis narrative.
Orichalcum: Extinct Metal or Common Alloy? - Manhattan Gold
WEBMar 27, 2012 · There is another metal that predates it, but historians wonder whether it really existed or if it was just another alloy. In several ancient writings (especially in Plato’s Critias) a precious metal called orichalcum – second only to gold in value – …
Orichalcum - Wikiwand
WEBOrichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌɔːrɪˈkælkəm / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.