The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
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The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy

Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy

Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Preface and Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sanitation in Roman Italy and Urban Case Studies of the Best-Preserved Public Latrines
  8. Chapter 2. “Black Holes” in Ancient Space: Exploring Hygiene and Sanitation Through Cross-Cultural Anthropology and Archaeological Theory
  9. Chapter 3. Understanding Roman Sanitation From Archaeology: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems
  10. Chapter 4. Pinpointing Behaviors, Attitudes, and Ideals for Roman Toilets
  11. Chapter 5. Finding Social Meaning about Sanitation in Written and Painted Sources
  12. Figures
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index