Quote Originally Posted by puklo
I've read somewhere that one of the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire (a process that took centuries) was this: Roman nobilities, during their parties (orgies or otherwise) would have their wine boiled in lead vessels. Lead contaminates the wine, thus making the drinkers grow more and more stupid (aside from the other physical effects of lead poisoning). And they also used lead plumbing. That, plus their dearth of moral values, was what catalyzed the Fall. Of course, plus other factors like Rome's over-dependence on grain imports, over-dependence on slaves, arena events, and so forth. The Empire rotted from the top going down. And don't forget the barbarian hordes who had the opinion that Rome was a nice prize--financially and egoistically. Bye-bye dears. See you again. Soon.
Lol. I bet you never studied history at the Univ.