Romans, lend me your shears: empire brought hair removal to Britain, says English Heritage

Revamped Wroxeter Roman City in Shropshire will display beauty items including a strikingly large number of tweezers

As Monty Python fans know, the Romans have done nothing for us apart from giving us sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health.

Roman experts may also suggest they have given us public relations, street food, town planning, currency, our calendar, underfloor heating and bureaucracy.