At the same time as the Romans were building the Colosseum, they were also breathing in high amounts of toxic lead from silver mining and smelting operations. Hussain Didi via Wikimedia Commons under ...
The presence of lead in things like gasoline and paint up until the 1970s presented a bevy of problems for Americans, not the ...
(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 9 - Ancient Romans' IQ was reduced by the lead in the air they breathed, a new study says. The thirst for silver needed to mint sesterces had deleterious consequences for the health ...