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The archaeology of sanitation in Roman Italy : toilets, sewers, and water systems / Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow.
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Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga
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Language
English
Published/Created
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Description
xxiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage: Marquand Use Only
TD16 .K65 2015
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Subject(s)
Sanitary engineering
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Rome
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History
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Sanitation
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Rome
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History
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Public toilets
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Rome
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History
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Sewerage
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Rome
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History
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Water-supply
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Rome
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History
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City and town life
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Rome
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History
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City planning
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Rome
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History
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Public health
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Rome
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History
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Italy
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Antiquities, Roman
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Italy
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Social life and customs
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To 1500
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Series
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
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Summary note
"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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
An introduction to sanitation in Roman Italy and urban case studies of the best-preserved public latrines
"Black holes" in ancient space : exploring hygiene and sanitation through cross-cultural anthropology and archaeological theory
Understanding Roman sanitation from archaeology : toilets, sewers, and water systems
Pinpointing behaviors, attitudes, and ideals for Roman toilets
Finding social meaning about sanitation in written and painted sources.
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ISBN
9781469621289 ((cloth ; : alkaline paper))
1469621282 ((cloth ; : alkaline paper))
9781469645537 ((paperback))
146964553X ((paperback))
LCCN
2014034357
OCLC
892879433
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