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Originally Posted by crash9
I'm aware that the Romans all sat around in a big public crapper. Do they know the way of the wipe, or were those togas dirtier than we think? How often did they change the water in those big fancy public bathtubs?
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Romans had a fanatical devotion to cleanliness.
The Romans had public latrines with a constant stream of running water under them.
Wiping was accomplished by using a piece of wet sponge affixed to a "wiping stick"and cleaning it off afterward in the stream.