Peter Stothard

A neglected corner of Roman history

We know a lot about Roman baths, says Peter Stothard, but not so much about their lavatories. Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow in The Archeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy has the subject comprehensively covered

Latrines dating from the second century at Ostia Antica, outside Rome. Photo by: Prisma/UIG via Getty Images

  • The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems

    Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow

    The University of North Carolina Press, pp. 312

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