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The archaeology of sanitation in Roman Italy : toilets, sewers, and water systems

Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga

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\"The Romans developed sophisticated methods for managing hygiene, including aqueducts for moving water from one place to another, sewers for removing used water from baths and runoff from walkways and roads, and public and private latrines. Through the archeological record, graffiti, sanitation-related paintings, and literature, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow explores this little-known world of bathrooms and sewers, offering unique insights into Roman sanitation, engineering, urban planning and development, hygiene, and public health. Focusing on the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, and Rome, Koloski-Ostrow's work challenges common perceptions of Romans' social customs, beliefs about health, tolerance for filth in their cities, and attitudes toward privacy. In charting the complex history of sanitary customs from the late republic to the early empire, Koloski-Ostrow reveals the origins of waste removal technologies and their implications for urban health, past and present\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Subject: Sanitary engineering Rome History. / Sanitation Rome History. / Public toilets Rome History. / Sewerage Rome History. / Water-supply Rome History. / City and town life Rome History. / City planning Rome History. / Public health Rome History. / Italy Antiquities, Roman / Italy Social life and customs To 1500.
• ISBN: 9781469621289, 1469621282

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TD16.K65 2015	1	BOOK	GENERAL