01-18-2004, 03:04 PM
I came across some reference to 'matchsellers' in a classical work. (No doubt another one of those dubious translations!) I can't remember where it was to check, but the Latin word for what was being sold was something to do with sulphur. Does anbody know anything about the use of sulphur as a fire lighting material in Roman times?<br>
Roman matches??? Somehow I think not. <p></p><i></i>
Roman matches??? Somehow I think not. <p></p><i></i>