why does rome get forgeted so much in history

[PhantOS]

You could make a religion out of that

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[Drydess]

no wait dont

[Verification]

no wait dont

T H E. P O P E. I S. HERE.

[Red Spy]

i thought that was more of a greek thing.....

[Snaffle J. Bean]

all the patricians were drinking water contaminated with heavy metals

truly the most sophisticated drink. lowly plebs can't even compete.

[Dreams_Of_Cheese]

they got really big but still governed the thing like a city council. and then when that got overthrown there was just one guy calling the shots, and those guys made some silly choices in hindsight.

[Cappytaino]

truly the most sophisticated drink. lowly plebs can't even compete.

I know you're being sarcastic, but mercury tonics have been a thing for the wealthy for a long time. IIRC emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried in a tomb with a literal river of flowing mercury and he spent the later years of his life consuming it to, ironically, try to live forever.

Lead is still incredibly toxic but I don't know of instances where people were actively consuming it.