Orichalcum 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.

2022年12月7日 · 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...

2025年1月4日 · An alloy similar to brass, orichalcum looked like gold and was used in ancient times to make Roman coins before it fell out of use and seemingly vanished from the Earth. Plato mentioned orichalcum in his writings about Atlantis.

2024年1月16日 · 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 …

Orichalcum 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.

Orichalcum 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.

Ancient texts speak of a strange and valuable metal known as orichalcum. The mystical material was often dismissed as a fantastical invention – until they discovered a large cache of the stuff ...

2024年10月7日 · The wreck, discovered in 1980 by divers near Bulala, is a vital historical find that has yielded numerous treasures, most notably orichalcum, a metal alloy with connections to the legendary city of Atlantis.

Orichalcum is a legendary precious metal that was mentioned by Plato as used in Atlantis. Orichalcum appears in many other places in classical Greek and Roman writings (for example, the Homeric Hymns assign gold and orichalcum ornaments to Aphrodite) but it's the Atlantis reference that it's remembered for.

2024年10月24日 · The discovery of the orichalcum ingots off the coast of Sicily left many to believe that the remnants of Atlantis could be in reach. But so far, those cigar-shaped bars are all hopefuls have to show for the theory.