Posted on 11/21/2016 6:19:29 AM PST by C19fan
When people think of Rome they think of the Coliseum, but this year the Coliseum has an ancient athletic rival: the Circus Maximus. After years of excavations and improvements, Romes charioteer stadiumthe ancient equivalent of a NASCAR trackis finally open to the public. But however you feel about the races theres plenty of interesting stuff to be seen here; the ancient worlds largest shopping mall, among them. But for my money one of the most interesting features is the well-preserved and very public ancient latrines, which operated with water siphoned from the nearby aqueduct. Bear with me. Theyre a testament to Roman engineering and evidence that even though the Romans had a highly developed sense of decorum, they didnt mind emptying their bowels en masse.
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“...open holes in the floor in the men’s room....”
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If you go to a mosque in the US, it’s the same. Or at least it is in the only mosque I’ve been to in the USA (part of a church visit).
Korean farmers built their 'out houses' on the side slope of a hill to give clearance for a large "honey pot" that served as storage for waste until it was spread between the rows of their fields.
Regards,
GtG
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