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Romans used lead obviously not as fuel, but they did use it, for example for the lining of aqueducts: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/
by firebaze 5y ago
Romans used lead obviously not as fuel, but they did use it, for example for the lining of aqueducts:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/leadpoisoning.html https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wi...
- mywittyname 5y agoWhite paint made using lead dates back to at least 2500 years in Greece.
- f00zz 5y agoSome time ago there was a link to an article here on HN about lead poisoning in ancient Rome. It mentioned how they used to boil grape juice (to concentrate its natural sugars) in lead containers. Edit: doh, should have clicked on your link. That was the article.