represents for us the toilet is a convenience that you will not miss more than other ages. But how did the Klokultur from other times? Was there even public toilets?
The ancient Romans played the hygiene in the late Roman Empire an important role, which, for example, at the recognize the extensive bathing culture is. But hardly anyone had a private toilet in his house and running water was a luxury for only a few. For this reason, cities had wells and public latrines, which were measured by the number of inhabitants, however, never enough, why in the houses of the plebeians always buckets stood ready for the business that were simply dumped on the street. By this standard, it is no wonder that diseases, pests and plagues spread rapidly. If we compare the toilet bucket with public toilets, so you will find that offered this but more comfort, at least for the middle class: A public toilet facility consisted of a long bench with holes, under which a kind of flush away with the necessity. However, there was segregation in the rarest cases and the only view was from the protection up to 79 different users each garment that you wore. Often also a user fee was due, so that one could describe even these systems as semi-public in terms of restricting access, since they exclude the plebs.
Furthermore, there was still public urinals, mostly in the form of amphorae, the contents of the Gerber for their work is used or made use of just one corner. A kind Hock abortion spreads, particularly in the areas of present-day Spain and France was, was already known.
Since the field leaders of the connection between inadequate sanitation and spread of disease was known, there was a latrine in every Roman fort for the soldiers. How is one to lead war and conquer kingdoms, when half the army is on sick leave?
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