The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
"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.
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Volumen:
1
Año:
2015
Edición:
2015
Editorial:
Studies in the History of Gree
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
307
ISBN 10:
1469621282
ISBN 13:
9781469621289
Serie:
Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Archivo:
EPUB, 9.95 MB
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english, 2015