Toilet in a Pompeian brothel. The person using the toilet defecated into the potty/vessel which was located under the hole. The excrement and urine were then immediately disposed of in the sewers outside the house. [1200×1600]
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Toilet in a Pompeian brothel. The person using the toilet defecated into the potty/vessel which was located under the hole. The excrement and urine were then immediately disposed of in the sewers outside the house. [1200×1600]
by imperiumromanum_edu
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**Since the indoor toilet did not have a running water channel and a sponge stick (called a tersorium or xylospongium) could not be used to clean oneself, a bucket of salt water or vinegar water was used instead. As a last resort, the Romans used pessoi, small stones, with which they wiped themselves.**
Everyday I thank the powers that be that I was born in a time with indoor plumbing and toilet paper
I read that as Pomeranian and wondered what kind of sub had been suggested to me this time…