Filthy Romans: Dirty secrets of the bath-obsessed ancients (2016)
Filthy Romans: Dirty secrets of the bath-obsessed ancients
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130800-600-ancient-rome-the-empire-that-cleaned-up/
The Romans brought their famous baths and toilets to three continents, so how come they left places more unhygienic than they found them?
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