What the Romans Did for Us

Roman toilet remains at Beth Shean, Israel, sent by Sjaak Teuwissen, from the Netherlands. Loos with a view on a number of levels. As Sjaak explains:

"Since it is a ruin, the view is very nice anyway, but even in the time of the Romans it was already special: in Roman culture it was totally normal to join each other on the toilet, without using extra walls and doors to split the toilets. So people could continue their talks while doing what they had to do."

For further discussion on Roman toilets, see LATRINAE ET FORICAE: Toilets in the Roman World, by Barry Hobson, published by Duckworth.