Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "The Secrets of Liquid Tin in Ancient Rome" video.

  1. Mind that even if, in Roman times, arsenic bronze had not been made for over 1000 years in the Mediterranean basin, arsenic occurrs naturally in copper minerals, so smelting copper was always at risk.
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  2. There is very little difference in durability between a bronze and iron blade (the real difference came with steel), and bronze has the advantage of resistance to corrosion. While in Europe there had been an abrupt change between bronze and iron age, in China, bronze, iron and cast iron weapons coexisted for centuries.
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