So they were even more useless and over-specialised than we were! At least we can still cook meals for ourselves without having to rely on a live-in chef...

Ah, another interesting point which we noted... We couldn't find any obvious latrines in the houses we visited. Now, I refuse to believe that the citizens of Pompeii survived on a combination of chamber pots and public toilets, so... What's the score???? I know the Roman soldiers have communal toilets in the forts but what's going on in the towns? (Ah, the joys of a sponge soaked in vinegar...)