While waiting for our group to finish up a bathroom break we got a story about the latrine.
The colosseum was one of the first places to charge money to use toilets, as a tax. (Rome still does this.) Other economics - the ammonia from urine was used in clothing manufacture.
Much of the colosseum was covered in marble, but after the fall of the Roman Empire it was removed and repurposed for other things.
During construction pulleys powered by running men, a la a hamster wheel, assisted with lifting the materials up.Read more
TravelerWomen used urine to bleach their hair blonde and folks used it to brush their teeth to keep them whiter in ancient times.
Traveler Women used urine to bleach their hair blonde and folks used it to brush their teeth to keep them whiter in ancient times.
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