Roman latrines, or foricae, were part of a sophisticated, interconnected public sanitation system of aqueducts, baths and sewers. According to literary and archaeological evidence, most foricae were ...

Toilet gods — deities associated with these essential yet often overlooked aspects of daily life — have been venerated in ...

This is a photograph of Roman latrines from Lepcis Magna in Libya. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Roman religious festivals required a daily blood sacrifice ... discovered it was being eaten bit by bit every night by an octopus that came up through the toilet. Multiseat public latrines, which were ...