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Identifying the portable toilets of the ancient Roman world
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| February 10, 2022
| University of Cambridge
Posted on 02/15/2022 12:27:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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Chamber pot of the 5th century CE from the Roman villa at Gerace, Sicily (Italy). Scale: 10 cm. Credit: Roger Wilson

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02/15/2022 12:27:59 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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02/15/2022 12:28:26 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/15/2022 12:28:52 AM PST
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Eleutheria5
(January 6, worst assault on democracy since the Reichstag Fire)
HS2 archaeologists reveal secrets of small Roman town excavated near Aylesbury: Samian pottery uncovered during archaeological excavations at Fleet Marston, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.Credit: High Speed Two Ltd

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02/15/2022 12:31:34 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Eleutheria5
Good place to put the Vespasian urinal tax story...
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02/15/2022 12:44:50 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Any of the finds have pictures of disliked emperors in them?
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02/15/2022 12:58:59 AM PST
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gdzla
(Tyrannis Seditio, Obsequium Deo)
To: gdzla
Yup, and the heads of the smart alecs were found inside.
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02/15/2022 1:04:10 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Here's a family set with gas buildup prevention.
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02/15/2022 1:34:18 AM PST
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DannyTN
To: SunkenCiv
Vespasian got everyone p!ssed?
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02/15/2022 1:58:28 AM PST
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Eleutheria5
(January 6, worst assault on democracy since the Reichstag Fire)
To: DannyTN
Gas vents? But that would make it into a military-style assault privy.
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02/15/2022 1:59:55 AM PST
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Eleutheria5
(January 6, worst assault on democracy since the Reichstag Fire)
To: SunkenCiv; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; mylife; Rebelbase
Jerry: Anywhere in the city?
George: Anywhere in the city - I’ll tell you the best public toilet.
Jerry: Okay Fifty-fourth and Sixth?
George: Colosseum. 14th floor. Mention my name - she’ll give you the key.
Jerry: Alright Sixty-fifth and Tenth.
George: (Scoffs) Are you kidding? Circus Maximus. Alice Scipio Hall, the Circ. Magnificent facilities.
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02/15/2022 3:17:23 AM PST
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Larry Lucido
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To: SunkenCiv
Bring your own TP...
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02/15/2022 4:47:49 AM PST
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moovova
To: SunkenCiv
“The technique will only work if at least one of those people who used the chamber pot was infected by intestinal worms.”
And we thought it was just Fauchi preventing the use of Ivermectin*. Looks like the Roman Deep State was no different back then.
*parasitic worms are the primary use of Ivermectin
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02/15/2022 4:55:10 AM PST
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BobL
(Money is the most important thing in my life.)
To: moovova
Looks like public facilities in China, only more modern and a hell of a lot cleaner.
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02/15/2022 6:08:36 AM PST
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oldvirginian
(So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?)
To: SunkenCiv
Over fifty five years ago I read of digs in Rome that uncovered pit toilets from the Roman era. In excavating them, as people often lose valuables there, the stench was so great and attracted flies so numerous even after 2000 years.
The book was THE MUTE STONES SPEAK by Paul MacKendrick
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02/15/2022 8:02:52 AM PST
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Ruy Dias de Bivar
(FB Jail for saying the gov't forces churches to accept fags who then molest kids.)
To: SunkenCiv
Hate to have it break while I was sitting on it.
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02/15/2022 8:03:25 AM PST
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Scrambler Bob
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To: SunkenCiv
Rome became the west’s first metropolis in no small part because of sanitation, the aqueducts and the sewers.
Poo went in the toilet but urine was collected and used for commercial uses, like dying cloth. It even was ancient toothpaste, but I can’t imagine it left your breath “kissing sweet.”
To: SunkenCiv
I couldn’t bring myself to change a poop diaper after an untimely “surprise” poo by my 7-day old son. That was many years I never got proper counseling to overcome my PoopTSD.
So I really admire the peeps that are brave enough to do this work! /Sarc
To: BobL
On a side note ,,,,
Isn’t the meaning of “Fauci” parasitic worm?
That should be a bumper sticker and a T-shirt.
To: Eleutheria5
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02/15/2022 12:09:05 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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