“The Aztecs called gold ‘the sweat of the sun.’ And the Egyptians: ‘the breath of god.’ To display his imperial glory, Napoleon gilded Paris in gold. Hitler sought to control all of Europe’s gold as support for his ‘1000-year Reich.’ Now, at the outset of the 21st Century, with gold miners on their knees as even the great gold bulls are filled with doubt, this may be an appropriate moment to look at the precious metal with a touch of historical context. Here are some of the statistics gold has racked up over the centuries, courtesy of our friends at the World Gold Council.”
http://www.mining.com/the-sweat-of-the-sun-the-breath-of-god-gold-through-the-centuries-73916/
Related posts:
Virtual Virtue: Bitcoin crypto currency makes name in charities
Senate Report Highlights Cars Vulnerable to DARPA-Funded Hackers
Liberland: utopian tax-free micronation or state of mind?
Should you buy some bitcoins?
Special Report: Insiders on Why Bitcoin's Future Is Bright
Bitcoin Developer Sells $8 Million Worth Of Hardware In 24 Hours
Washington lawmakers quietly approve bill to re-criminalize some marijuana possession
Why the US debt crisis didn’t affect bitcoin
Gold Year-Over-Year Price Change At An Extreme Low
Puerto Rico: We’re Watching this Offshore Tax Haven
Blackwater's Erik Prince: Blackwater Was 'Virtual Extension' Of The CIA
Glenn Greenwald: Snowden’s revelations ‘not espionage in any real sense of the word’
Ron Paul / Glenn Greenwald Interview
Is NATO's Invisible Hand Alone in the Ukraine?
12 Countries That Will Punish You For Insulting Their Heads Of State
