I don't think so. Either way I made a mistake. The article is pointing out that lead use can track the Roman economy because of the levels of it use, nothing ab

I don't think so. Either way I made a mistake. The article is pointing out that lead use can track the Roman economy because of the levels of it use, nothing about its dangers. My general point was that most people were illiterate, proper science was almost never done, mysticism, etc and knowledge about hazards to the environment were not discussed. Therefore the decisions back then didn't consider environmental issues so it's not a good comparison to what's happening today.