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Sanitation in ancient Rome, acquired from the Etruscans, was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided water supply and sanitation services to residents of Rome. Although there were many sewers, public latrines, baths and other sanitation infrastructure, disease was still rampant.
Public Latrine at Athens' Roman Forum site Roman latrines in Els Munts villa at Altafulla in Tarragonès, Spain. 1) Bench 2) Main water channel 3) Front water channel 4) Wall 5) Window 6) Divider 7) Washbasin. A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system.
Its name is related to that of Cloacina, a Roman goddess. [1] Built during either the Roman Kingdom or early Roman Republic, it was constructed in Ancient Rome in order to drain local marshes and remove waste from the city. It carried effluent to the River Tiber, which ran beside the city.
Denarius of L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC) showing Concordia on the obverse, and two statues within the balustrade of the shrine of Venus Cloacina on the reverse [1]. Cloacina was a goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima ('Greatest Drain'), the main interceptor discharge outfall of the system of sewers in Rome.
Thankfully, toilet paper is in high supply once again after 2020’s toilet paper shortage. Unless you have a bidet , a world without toilet paper seems impossible.
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Ancient civilizations like the Romans used toilet systems over 5,000 years ago. They were primitive versions of the toilets we know today, using constant streams of water to carry waste away.
The "Toilets With Threatening Auras" Instagram page is dedicated to documenting the disturbing, weird and truly cursed bathroom-spaces from around the world. So get comfortable as