Latrinae et foricae : toilets in the Roman world / Barry Hobson.

  • Hobson, Barry.
Date:
2009
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Toilets in the Roman world

Description

What did the Romans have that the modern world did not achieve again until the 17th century? Toilets. This book shows the degree of sophistication the Romans reached in providing for this unavoidable side of human existence.

Publication/Creation

London : Duckworth, 2009.

Physical description

x, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

Toilets in the Roman world: an introduction -- Roman Britain -- Pompeii -- Chronology of toilets -- Upstairs toilets -- Privacy -- Rubbish and its disposal -- Dirt, smell and culture -- Water supply, usage and disposal -- Who used these toilets? -- Motions, maladies and medicine -- Who cares about latrines? -- Future research?

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    JHW.AA1
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780715638507
  • 0715638505