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Here's Vitruvius in "De Architectura" claiming it's common, easily verified knowledge: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius/8*.html#6.10

Here's Vitruvius in "De Architectura" claiming it's common, easily verified knowledge: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius/8*.html#6.10 https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius... Of course, him mentioning "Don't do this" suggests that lead water pipes into the home were common enough to need a warning against.

dathinab 1y ago
interesting > "Don't do this" suggests that lead water pipes into the home were common enough to need a warning against. sadly, they still are today sometimes, in areas with a lot of 125+year old infrastructure :/