What Romans and Beethoven Had In Common

In the previous post, the analysis of Beethoven's hair (553 strands!) was discussed. Well, he had much in common with the Romans. We now know that the Romans used lead to make eating utensils. Glazes on pottery also contained lead; their plumbing was almost entirely lead based. They also enjoyed a sweetener made from boiling grape juice in lead-lined vessels producing a sweet liquid called "sugar of lead". Could this have led to the demise of their culture?