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The Numbers Behind Ancient Rome: Stats that Define *the* Supercity of the Ancient World
According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished his ...
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Raising a Really Big Stink
The ancient Romans lived in smelly cities ... Why didn’t the Romans connect their toilets to the public sewers? For one thing, Roman sewers had no traps, so you never knew what might climb out of a ...
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Who Were the Ancient Toilet Gods?
In ancient Rome, toilet gods held an especially prominent role, with specific deities tasked with maintaining the city’s sewer systems and addressing problems related to defecation. Also read ...