About the book
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.
Editions of The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469621289
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469645537
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469621296
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469623269
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890873040
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890873033
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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.
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What is The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy about?
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.
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History and Archaeology > History > European history > European history: the Romans
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469621289
How long is The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy and how many pages does it have?
The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy has 312 page(s)
Is The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy?
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
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The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469621289) and paperback(ISBN 9781469645537) and ebook(ISBN 9781469621296) and ebook(ISBN 9781469623269) and ebook(ISBN 9798890873040) and pdf(ISBN 9798890873033)
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