The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy

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The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
Author : Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Language : English
Release Date : 06 April 2015
ISBN : 9781469621296
Pages : 313 pages
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The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy by Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow Book PDF Summary

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.

The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy

The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy by Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow

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