How did the Romans go to the toilet?

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For many of us in the modern world, a conveniently located toilet that efficiently and safely removes our bodily waste is a luxury that we take for granted. If we were to step back in time, to approximately 2000 years ago, we would see that life for the ancient Romans was not always quite so easy.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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Sources:
Hobson, B., 2009. Latrinae et foricae: toilets in the Roman world. London: Duckworth.
Jansen, G.C., 2003. Social distinctions and issues of privacy in the toilets of Hadrian's Villa. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 16, pp.137-152.
Koloski-Ostrow, A.. 2015. The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems. The University of North Carolina Press
Magness, J. 2012. What’s the Poop On Ancient Toilets and Toilet Habits? Near Eastern Archaeology,75(2), 80-87. doi:10.5615/neareastarch.75.2.0080
Mitchell. D, Piers. Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations
Ancient Rome: Facts and Fictions, Monica M. Bontty · 2020

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0:52 - “So... did you watch the game last night?” - “Shut up, Cassius”

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"I guess they don't make gladiators like they used to eh?"

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[@luki188]

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[@robinlaszlo]

I like to think your animator had a fun time drawing Roman dudes taking big dumps lmao

[@j.peters1222]

Oh no doubt about it lol

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It’s a scene from the tv show plebs that they’ve animated

[@Chuked]

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@@woodliongaming7383 yeah, that's totally Stylax, Marcus and Grumio!

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@@woodliongaming7383 I love that show

[@juantwothree3011]

“Excuse me. If you’re done, can you pass me that sponge, please.”

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[@thescarlethunter2160]

Learning history makes you appreciate what we have today

[@IntrepidMilo]

So glad for modern plumbing.

[@Hamsteak]

Ahhh, you don't want to share a sponge lol

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@@Hamsteak true

[@TheKarifax]

You haven’t even watched the video yet

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Yes.

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This is the ultimate "I don't need sleep I need answers"

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Lmao

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800th LIKE

[@kylesen4952]

we use silence to answer

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999 likes from me🗿

[@eliguano6150]

Ye

[@John2r1]

Actually the Romans tollets used water from the Aquila Ducts which did work efficiently. The water running infront of it was used to cleaning themselves. And you could bring your own sponge. Which was probably fairly common at the time. Because even the Romans probably didn't like using other peoples sponge's.

[@d2d2d]

You are just the only one who does not believe this video. All the things said are just not true. Are you from uk?

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

Wow what an amazing journey

[@John2r1]

@@d2d2d No. I'm actually from the US. But I've been to several countries over the course of my career. And human nature doesn't really change. Humans don't like feeling unsanitary. And using the same sponge as some guy across from you ticks the box of eww for most people given a choice. Plus there was an entire industry based on harvesting and selling sponges back then. Which still exists today. But rather than using a sponge as toilet paper we use them to wash dishes today.

[@John2r1]

@@NewGuy-gt7py Yeah the Romans where very good engineers at the time. We only relatively recently figured out what was in Roman concrete.

[@garnachoff2023]

So we have the fact that Roman civilization was using big amounts of water, many times coming from very far away, of the best posible quality, running trough impressive aqueducts, tunnels and pipes, all of them constructed and kept in order for centuries, for sanitation and for the rare tradition of taking a bath more often than in many modern-day Western European countries, and to the end they were cleaning their bottoms with a communal piece of sponge?? Hard to believe

[@alvin101978]

“Urine played a vital role in cleansing cloth. me: wait, what

[@hoolioh3721]

Yep, it still does in some places around the world. Remember, it contains ammonia, a very basic substance that can dissolve and de-attach dirt. Google it up. So next time you forget to carry soap to the laundry you'll know what to do🙃.

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

Urine is actually sterile coming out, not fun after it sits awhile though

[@DOI_ARTS]

That persian carpet your lying on the floor is drenched in piss before being washed for selling.

[@karaokeentertaintment8197]

Urine is sterile learned that from Dwight Shrute

[@IansOddInterests]

Pee on blistered hands clears up blisters

[@GM-dg6mj]

bruh i can only imagine the awkward eye to eye staring accompanied by the sound of farts and sharts

[@1ah164]

lol

[@theelixirdefender2714]

...why am I laughing at this so hard?

[@SohaibKhan1]

Its awkward for us today because we are used to taking a dump in full privacy from the day we are born. Back then, it was not really awkward since it was the norm...

[@ouzi9122]

You dont dare break eye contact, once you lock, you keep and hold until the other man lays down in deuce dominance 🤣🤣🤣

[@gromit848]

It's not that awkward. If you've ever served in the military you know.

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Well this is something I never thought I would want to know

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he comments under every single channel i watch

[@dude9318]

Awesome isnt it?

[@Medschoolsurvivor2022]

And now that you know I hope your next poo is relaxing

[@historywarsandweapons932]

Me to

[@Wumbo202]

I like how simple history is talking about a slightly disturbing topic while playing nice music in the background.

[@applepiepieapple5464]

Even though this seems so primitive to us, the fact that the romans did what most in the middle ages couldn't so was astounding.

[@TigerPrawn_]

Where geographically in the middle ages do you mean?

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

Romans can go go the toilet and pee all over again (zí wo jie shao)

[@DominikHatHunger]

A plague ravages the 21st century: People rush for toilet paper. Ergo mihi, virum intelectualis: Tersorium

[@somebodysomewhere1520]

Europe in 2020: ah exrementum, hinc vado interum.

[@kiryukazuma1308]

This is actually pretty funny, to me atleast.

[@Chuked]

I mean u can always use ur hands 🙌

[@1vanguard4]

Me who doesn't rush for toilet paper but instead quickly jumps into the shower: Amateurs....

[@Justin-pe9cl]

In the wild west people would use their left had. The right hand would be used for handshakes so having poo on it was not ideal.

[@lvtheo_]

This is something I did not expect to pop up on my recommended list..

[@brianstabile165]

Yeah

[@CatsEyethePsycho]

Same. I wish I could un see it.

[@oliverguy]

yes

[@antaxari]

Legend has it that they used to recognize each other by the fart's sound and smell.

[@darkaidenalex3551]

thats how you start a friendship in roman times

[@mda1218]

men competed to honk loudest farts & deliver biggest loaf

[@prabhumohana6482]

Thank you for sharing this. I can now sleep in peace after 32 years of sleepless nights trying to figure how Romans took a dump

[@JENDALL714]

I am curious how the Amish take a dump, since they have access to modern plumbing but don't use it?

[@awakefortwoweeks4770]

😂

[@GothicConservative]

I wanted to know at 28 years old. Sometimes with age it takes us wanting to know those really deep answers we weren’t taught In school, rather just really becoming curious! It’s a beautiful thing lol

[@alexisgem3923]

😂

[@cannonball666]

"Where is the Emperor?" "He's on the throne. No, the other one".

[@JohnWayne99999a]

HAHAHAHAHA

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😂

[@vintagejock3951]

Good one

[@imperialguardsman5929]

That explains everything

[@DuckyVonDuckton]

@@imperialguardsman5929 LOL

[@kiuk_kiks]

So grateful for being born in an era of indoor plumbing, disinfectants and germ theory.

[@MartinLeong25]

And be happy humans contribution will only make it better

[@mojaytriz8048]

But if you wasn’t, it wouldn’t bother you, for you couldn’t comprehend the technology after you, like now, I’m sure future humans will think we lived savagely

[@kriegsman9779]

And technology

[@KandiKlover]

San Francisco is still pretty much like this.

[@MrSimplified]

@@mojaytriz8048 True I can this imagine in 2202 them writing history books about the people who used there fingers to type on phones, when you couldve just used your brain to scroll and type

[@samjohn7501]

It's a good way to socialize

[@IIvanNuno]

"reusable sponges on a stick" omg I want to erase that from my mind.

[@d.esanchez3351]

Nostalgic: I miss the good old days... Modern pumbing: No you dont

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

I don't think they're talking about ancient times when they say that

[@mat7083]

Toilet paper: I do. I wasn’t even born yet

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

Born in 1996 Toilet Paper were unexcepted to see the boy in 1950's guide xD

[@DragonballBlack]

In the words of Randy Marsh "I LOVE THE FUTURE!"

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Congrats on 300k

[@axlrose76]

The first thing I thought of at the end of the video was Randy Marsh

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lol

[@arponda]

Omg u r here too❤️❤️😂

[@oldthug7624]

Thank you for covering these important topics. I’m not sure what I would do without this information.

[@fooforce]

This background music is so cheerful, too cheerful for the subject.

[@joseguilhermesantos7148]

I was in the toilet when watching the video. I will never take it for granted again.

[@gabinator777yt3]

I too was just watching this while taking a dump 😂😂😂

[@MrJlee93]

@Nicolas d'Avout don't question it

[@Arborpress]

Did you see the octopus

[@GhostChild808]

At least you don't have those toilets where you squat down and shat hard. XD

[@Thackery_binx]

@@Arborpress yes

[@curraheewolf]

Many places I went to, training centers and on real world deployments, while I was in the Army were like that. Ft. Irwin, CA had a big bathroom with about 25-30 toilets on each side. One could be setting a mere two away from the other. If it was a full house, you would be sitting butt cheek to butt cheek. Some of bathrooms at the ranges were the same. There were even some old WW 2 wooden bathrooms at some of the ranges. I was scared that the wooden toilets would fall apart when I would sit down.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Damn

[@sterlingarcher8041]

@@DyslexicMitochondria you got a really cool channeI my dude

[@Pyrotov]

Why does it say you posted this 4 weeks ago?

[@lapiswolf2780]

How'd you post 4 weeks ago?

[@micahdadbeh5955]

@@Pyrotov It’s called being a member

[@stevenbreach2561]

When we were holidaying in Turkey,we visited Ephesus,and can confirm the public and cosy toilet facilities of the Roman ruins

[@snips1469]

Another interesting fact that wasn't really portrayed here that I thought would be fun to add: Roman latrines were often co-ed, meaning men and women shared the same area to expel their waste.

[@BritishRepublicsn]

Gender equality

[@fauziaabdullah3884]

EWWW

[@TigerPrawn_]

Co-ed is such a funny word to use in this context. 😂 I feel unisex or gender-neutral works better in this context!

[@TigerPrawn_]

​@@BritishRepublicsn The Romans were many things, but feminists was not one.

[@BritishRepublicsn]

@@TigerPrawn_ twas a joke

[@alexthegreat5009]

Imagine having explosive diarrhea in a full public toilet room. The legs of people would definitely touch in this crowded room and you can prepare for some awkward eye contact while listening to the sounds and imagine the smell

[@Aristocratic13]

Un yeah my bathroom shyness would prevent this

[@MrJlee93]

Phhhhhbbbbbbttttt!!!!!!! "DAM Fisnian, I can smell your dinner"

[@TheDangerRoom1776]

Everyone just locking hands together to help each other push it out.

[@_Dat_Edgy_Boi_]

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[@AleF202]

And let us not forget how common dysentery was during this era.

[@betriz_07]

Historians: "I wonder who killed Julius Ceasar" Meanwhile simple history:

[@allisvanity...9161]

It was his adopted son Brvtvs, and about 60 other senators. He received 23 stabs, Brvtvs delivered the killing strike.

[@potatoeyboi]

*P U B L I C T O I L E T S*

[@umbra9472]

@@allisvanity...9161 Brutus*, also not his adopted son just a very good friend.

[@j.peters1222]

Basically all of his constituents turned on Caesar. Most of them being senators.

[@allisvanity...9161]

@@umbra9472 Thank you, I forgot the he only adopted Octavian, that was a sophomoric mistake. I used V instead of U because that was the Roman usage, I was being pedantic, which failed on account of my mistake.

[@adankmeme651]

I could imagine a sign in some roman street saying "This is a sidewalk, not a Sideshit"

[@edski8536]

Sidechic

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

Ancient times were pottying in the masters of Chinese ancient such as Ouyang Xun Yan Zhenquing and Liu Gongquan

[@darkwind75]

I love how angry everyone looks while using the public toilets 😂

[@VikingMuayThai]

Accordion to a recent study, 90% of people didn’t realise I put an instrument at the start of this sentence.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Oooof I just made a video about a similar topic how our brain skips insignificant details

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@@DyslexicMitochondria you got yourself a sub, don’t disappoint me.

[@pepefrog4066]

I noticed it immediately and read it like three times to make sure I wasn't going insane.

[@SentinelGhost]

I did. I just thought it was an autocorrect thing

[@jefflanong8361]

How wait HoW I didn't notice 2

[@rufussthubbins8891]

“Literary sources suggest that the men would often relieve themselves in alleyways and on public statues” Ah...some things never change

[@nandinhocunha440]

Tradition

[@s0nnyburnett]

@@nandinhocunha440 Brotherhood across time.

[@astitvakumar8618]

India

[@GarkKahn]

If they were the civilized ones then why us simple barbarians shouldn't follow their example?

[@KandiKlover]

It’s like San Francisco

[@WandaII]

This episode has definitely the best ambiant sounds in the outro! Oh boy! x'D

[@MrCombatmedic00]

This has convinced me that we need to bring back public toilets just like this. I want to look my fellow citizens in the eye and greet them while I relieve myself.

[@luciatat4084]

🤣🤣🤣

[@angrybigfoot752]

The grunting and fart sounds randomly during the video had me rolling 🤣

[@midmichiganrr24gp9]

Makes you wonder if Roman food was the equalivant of modern day taco bell lol

[@J_Braz_]

It was tastefully done

[@edski8536]

really Child?

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

I can see your pee from here XD

[@ProdiJay]

“The sea sponge sticks were communal” 🤢

[@johnnyblaaaze]

Oh my

[@d2d2d]

Just not true

[@TyHever]

Could you do a history of “war dogs” starting from the Roman Empire with the use of their Molossian all the way to modern dogs with the US Army

[@vimbayi]

Great video. this helped so much. thank you

[@lmillenium8819]

Me: "Okay, it's already 3 A.M, enough for youtube and time to sleep!" Simple History: "Hey Wanna see how Romans go to the toilet?" Also Me: "Interesting, sure do"

[@shreya-iu4le]

🤣🤣🤣same here it's 3:34 AM

[@beatrizsoto1167]

4:15am Sounds interesting

[@comradeleppi2000]

@@beatrizsoto1167 it's evng 6:18 pm

[@meowmeow8766]

Reletable its 4.39

[@sidrahishtiyaq5412]

And here it's 3:45 rn. And I'm watching how Romans pooped.

[@afrikasmith1049]

Ancient Rome: (Men sat on the toilet while looking at each other with no shame.) Modern era: (Men sat on the toilet while looking at hentai in private.)

[@duanemiller5606]

What part of public toilets makes you think that the women weren’t using them too?

[@henrystickmin5286]

@@duanemiller5606 bruh just shut up. it’s meant to be a joke. of course women used the restroom, dumbass

[@duanemiller5606]

@Shoota Boy ever seen a Roman urinal? It’s a square with a rim around the edge. It’s 2 to 3 feet per side and about three inches deep. there’s a hole in the center and there’s 2 foot pads. You stand on the foot pads and squat over the opening to relieve the old bowels. And then some parts of Italy it’s hard to find the good old fashion commode because they have Roman urinals but today they do separate for men and women.

[@residentelect]

@Shoota Boy I bet Duane is a really blast at parties... Then again it might not be his fault, as some people have a very low SOH threshold. Being British I'm quite sarcastic and use silly off the wall humour, but not everyone gets it. The "urinals duh..." gag made me spit my tea out 🤣 props to you Good Sir...

[@sam8742]

@Shoota Boy Most of asia, and anyone out side squats, there are toilets that have a toilet seat for squatting, squat toilets are the standard in a lot of places

[@focalpandora9185]

"It is possible that some people would've preferred going in the open than a public toilet." Some things never change....

[@timotius_sdv]

Me While having dinner: Hmmm interesting

[@laszlohrabovszky2489]

Yes, you are watching animated characters sh!tting while a guy narrating about them

[@kevinchapman2794]

Imagine striking a conversation while "dropping the kids of at the pool".

[@bogdanbucurean2087]

cool

[@thedarkerknight2188]

They also wiped

[@station992]

Go back in city 17 where the sewers was 90% of that city.

[@residentelect]

@@kevinchapman2794 "Nice to see you Kev. How's the fa..." _PAAAAAAARP!!!_ *Splash!* "Ooof... Yeh, so, how's the family?

[@lexobischof7069]

4:50 the legs of the rats I’m crying 😂

[@mehmetseinurgrovater417]

🤣 its not a leg anymore its ''SOMETHING''

[@TDJIMAGS]

Is pink thing moving fast

[@eliguano6150]

@@TDJIMAGS xD

[@rlm2933]

it’s gum legs

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

@U_Z_I expect were RATS R A T S

[@kuralovien5524]

Well if you look at the sewage system of indus valley, you'll find that every house in the city had a indoor toilet and all the sewage waste was washed down to by the water bath which was built on top of the city

[@MidnightMiik]

Great video. The sound effects should be louder though. At least as loud as the music. Don’t be afraid that people won’t be able to understand you. The narration is loud and clear!

[@cannonball666]

"Dangit, where is the azz sponge?" "Wait your turn"

[@JohnWayne99999a]

Lololol

[@mayorgeneralramirez1997]

That probably happened

[@hestiashearth478]

I read this with a manly voice and some grunts

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

Wow i already guide to see this exciting language Wo xing jiao

[@richardgonzalez6409]

*Octopus rising from the hole of a public toilet* Everyone: I think we all know where this is going

[@SamLeroSberg]

Yes, Witches and Sorcery, **AM I RIGHT? totally not something else that starts with H**

[@thegoldengamer9315]

@@SamLeroSberg ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ

[@duxlorbitxl9986]

I... I think I like where this is going

[@lyziace8589]

thus, Tentacle was born ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@McmcTimboJimbo]

?

[@elennapointer701]

I remember one of Mary Beard's glorious videos on the subject of ancient Rome, wherein she discussed Roman sanitation and some of the terminology that arose from it. According to her, if a person in communal toilet was said to be "driving a mule cart", this was a euphemism for constipation - as in, heaving at a big load that was going nowhere fast. Never let it be said the Romans lacked a lavatorial sense of humor.

[@hopebinsar2594]

They give us the last 15 seconds to hear what kind of noises and expressions ancient romans made while in a public toilet.

[@BigBossIvan]

I enjoyed this after I just absolutely destroyed the bathroom at work this morning. I had Chipotle for dinner last night.

[@mehmetseinurgrovater417]

the destroyer of bathroom

[@gabrielagustinhomas]

Why does Chipotle make you go to the bathroom so badly?

[@nazzer_xlon]

Same, except the room started overflowing

[@quantumblue-xn9qz]

I thought you said you got destroyed at the bathroom

[@quincyadams48]

Italians: Who are you? Romans: Im you but better.

[@AO00720]

More like Romans:who are you? Italians: I'm you but worse.

[@mehmetseinurgrovater417]

@@AO00720 🤣

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Or more like : Romans: Who are you Italians: We are you, but less virile

[@eleonoredebangkok1127]

Thank you, appreciate that for my recommendation, very!

[@FansteRambo]

Currently I am watching this in toilet.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

The octopus who lives in the toilet and goes out looking for food is surprisingly a cute story

[@wheneggsdrop1701]

Finally some real answers to real questions.

[@jamesbednar8625]

The current White House Press Secratery will probably just say something like, "I have to circle back to that".

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

No i can be true i could fly to the toilet and pees all over again

[@sandeepsandeep-mt5fp]

Good compilation of information

[@dominiclenguyen1437]

Such a sophisticated and important question that needs to be answered immediately

[@P40man2]

This is fitting, because I am literally on the toilet while watching this.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

Imagine this now, you’re watching a video on the toilet and a guy next to you leans over and says: Whatca (grunt, followed by splash) watchen?

[@kaizerkeith2771]

Same, currently pinching off a loaf

[@mathgasm8484]

pass the house sponge.

[@kaizerkeith2771]

@End Censorship! Went pretty well! I didn't need to grunt nearly as much as the guys in this video lol.

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

U z

[@fidelpersaud3163]

Damn, that must be really awkward... But atleast they're not bored in the toilet, they can play rock, paper, scissors with each other

[@figo3554]

Or Cholera, Hepatitis, Typhoid.

[@alanmaclaren4366]

@@figo3554 which defeats which?

[@notisttt1240]

@@alanmaclaren4366 cholera has the environment advantage

[@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109]

That game is actually fairly new. It probably came from Japan in the 17th century

[@thelordnaevis4946]

That’s like saying “closing the stall in the bathroom is awkward” It’s not awkward, it was the norm, everyone did it

[@viperaputakeyteaparyou8237]

I can imagine the fun the animators had creating this one ahahaha

[@grandpatzer]

I never would have known how much I truly needed to know this information.

[@hughesholman6533]

imagine trying to dump and a octopus goes straight up

[@CMDRFandragon]

Tune in next week for the sequel: How did Roman Soldiers take a dump in the field.

[@deep40]

You can find these types of toilets in old Portuguese house in Goa ( India) . The Portuguese judges used to read newspaper and think about the rest of the day. That's why toilets in Hindi got the name "Shauchalay" meaning " A place for thinking ".

[@indianheadlogan]

Thank you, this has been on my mind all day

[@rbs1201]

*Bro how’s your day?* The dude: *I’ve been here all day. Augustus’s olives gave me diarrhea.*

[@rishenryan2880]

I just realized how toilet can become such a valuable item during thousand of years ago. Good thing we got pipes and toilet paper everywhere.

[@countchocula5379]

The real live footage of the ancient Romans relieving themselves indicates they were often quite constipated. Fascinating footage!

[@deeptibajaj9140]

I can't imagine how unhealthy few of the habits were from communal sponge to pooping right beside kitchen to open defecate. India was far ahead of this atleast 3000 years before this. Many things to learn from that civilization

[@masakkali499]

Ya sure...many things to learn from India including open defecation which is still practised in many places in India along with open sewers and dumping rubbish on roadside.... don't forget dead bodies floating in the holy Ganga.. India seems to go backwards day by day....

[@deeptibajaj9140]

@@masakkali499 I will not defend these practices, every civilization - from any part of the history till date, in any part of the world - has problems. Read about vedic indian society and there is lot to learn, that's what I meant above. Now if you always want to see indian society and indians backward, uneducated and unprogressive, then that's personal view!

[@JENDALL714]

I think i would bring my own sponge and if someone asks to use it, "Sorry, this sponge is mine, I brought it from home."

[@demon3286]

Roman people: we are the greatest Also them in toilet: you got a staring problem?

[@gooseoverlord459]

I can just imagine to conversations had in these

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

This video even has toilet grunting sounds in the background.

[@imbored2727]

Imagine taking a dump in the middle of the night by yourself and you feel a rat or insect crawl up your crack

[@SlickCookie]

oh god

[@jakeweberzwier8655]

A rat?

[@MrJlee93]

I would scream and everything would come out when I jump off the seat

[@imbored2727]

@@MrJlee93 lmao

[@jamesbednar8625]

Had that happen many times while using port-a-potties while in the military or old style wooden poo-shacks out on rifle ranges - was quite "interesting" experiences.

[@sirarnie9837]

If you watch the first episode of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, you can see a scene where they use the communal toilets and sponge sticks.

[@KorbinX]

Plebs too

[@benojojojojo6149]

Yes i watched it and had me curious to know about the toilet, then i found it here at last. 😀

[@waseem7195]

@@KorbinX The bogs lol

[@patrickwester7936]

At school, my history teacher showed this video to the class today. Pretty cool.

[@elenawester9359]

Now I’m in 7th grade.

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

Makes you thankful for what we have today!

[@sgeffect]

I like how they added the guys from plebs 😂.

[@KorbinX]

Grumio is a boss!

[@NewGuy-gt7py]

@U_Z_No one expects you to believe that toilet Okay

[@knight8812]

i clicked faster than the word faster

[@pandamilkshake]

"Yo, can you pass the sponge after you done wiping?"

[@billlam7756]

Dam, sharing that sponge stick gonna be tough lol

[@Achillez098]

Me: (Is about to have lunch) Also me: "Sure, I'll watch a video about Romans pooping..."

[@user-te2vs2vt3r]

The octopus coming out from the toilet in front of everyone: FEED ME PUNY PLEBS

[@bobbycrim]

Civilians: how awkward would it be to have to look at each other while taking a dump Military: some of the best conversations I've ever had was with a bunch of guys taking a dump

[@jessbubb6339]

I have never been so happy for toilet paper before....

[@usamazahid3882]

*"Yesterday, there were the ruffians, Today, they control our lives, Tomorrow, they wound up as keepers of the public lavatories."* ~Juvenal~

[@lgosuberalles4336]

Wat

[@hicksau78]

I'm so glad I'm born in mordern time I would be suffering from this

[@Realmzzzz]

Same

[@CatsEyethePsycho]

I wish I could go back to ancient Sumeria.

[@notoriousbigmoai1125]

India still has this bro but worst.

[@KandiKlover]

You could always be homeless

[@nonye0]

not a cell phone in sight, just people living in the moment

[@bulgartsar9988]

hey yall at Simple History i have been watching your content for about 2 months now and its really good but can you guys make a video about Bulgaria?

[@johnathanross4805]

I'm on the toilet watching how Romans went to the toilet

[@hiimryan2388]

Meanwhile in the modern era where we have a Mexican stand off when there's 2 people in the public restroom.

[@JohnHenrySheridan]

Thanks for the great lesson !

[@ClockWork-zj7zy]

I bet this was so fun to animate

[@Spartan265]

I'm watching this while on the toilet. I feel connected to our ancestors.

[@control4050]

Eww, you take your phone to the toilet🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@frederickoftheartic2209]

Average Romans: Minding their own business A Random History KZbin Channel: *Did Romans poo?*

[@maincoon6602]

Another great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dxreel9529]

this is one of the questions ive been willing to find an answer for

[@grecojones]

Wow what timing. This video is the perfect potty companion.