Environmental pollution: Extensive use of lead in plumbing, construction ... 15 BCE (The rise of the Roman empire) Lead ...

The Roman Empire is lauded for its population and geographic ... Evidence suggests the cities were developed with grids and evidence of advanced plumbing, not seen again until Ancient Rome.

Roman toilets had their own plumbing and sewers ... Theatres were built throughout the Roman Empire. Their design was usually a semi-circle arrangement of seats around a stage where performances ...

People living during the golden age of the Roman Empire experienced an average 2.5 to 3 point reduction in IQ due to atmospheric lead, according to a study published January 6 in the journal ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire as its coin-based currency accelerated trade, filled tax coffers and funded military conquests. But the empire’s mining and extracting of silver was ...