TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koloski-Ostrow,Ann Olga
TI  - The archaeology of sanitation in Roman Italy: toilets, sewers, and water systems 
T2  - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
SN  - 9781469621289 (cloth : alkaline paper)
AV  - TD16 .K65 2015
U1  - 628.0937 KOL 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
KW  - Sanitary engineering
KW  - Rome
KW  - History
KW  - Sanitation
KW  - Public toilets
KW  - Sewerage
KW  - Water-supply
KW  - City and town life
KW  - City planning
KW  - Public health
KW  - Italy
KW  - Antiquities, Roman
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - To 1500
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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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