the WW's creativity

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 142613

> colebiancardi: 
> actually, the Roman Empire had plumbing over 4000 years ago.  They 
> were very clean.

Goddlefrood (a Roman centurion in a previous incarnation):

The Roman Empire is most usually dated to the Battle of Actium on 
2nd September 31 B.C. Rather less than 4000 years ago. The city of 
Rome itself had its "legendary founding" in 753 B.C. by Romulus and 
Remus. Again rather less than 4000 years ago (1995 B.C.)

The Romans did indeed invent plumbing however and the website to 
which you refer as your source should perhaps be notified of this 
information.

The Roman Republic was founded rather later, that is in 510 B.C. 
after the last of the Kings was expelled and the Consuls enthroned 
in his place.

Goddlefrood the pedant