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Fifty communal toilets where slaves could chat go on display as Nero's palace opens to the public
The remains of a vast palace built by the Emperor Nero, including a 50-seat latrine where slaves and workers would chat while they attended to their needs, opens to the public for the first time today.
The Domus Transitoria was a huge palace on the Palatine Hill, in the heart of ancient Rome, which was constructed in the first century AD by Nero, one of Rome’s most notorious emperors.
The palace was partially destroyed during a fire in 64 AD in which Nero famously fiddled – or played the lyre – while the imperial capital burned.
Well this is awkward
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Re: Well this is awkward
Would not be awkward for anyone with a military background


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I think that was pretty common in ancient Rome. They didn't have as many hangups as we do. This is from Pompeii.Nero wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:14 pm https://news.yahoo.com/fifty-communal-t ... 52784.html
Fifty communal toilets where slaves could chat go on display as Nero's palace opens to the public
The remains of a vast palace built by the Emperor Nero, including a 50-seat latrine where slaves and workers would chat while they attended to their needs, opens to the public for the first time today.
The Domus Transitoria was a huge palace on the Palatine Hill, in the heart of ancient Rome, which was constructed in the first century AD by Nero, one of Rome’s most notorious emperors.
The palace was partially destroyed during a fire in 64 AD in which Nero famously fiddled – or played the lyre – while the imperial capital burned.

And having a communal toilet made it easier to collect the waste. So many uses!
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Re: Well this is awkward
I really want to make a Mrs. FSF joke... but I'll refrain.nerd_alert wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:35 pm I think that was pretty common in ancient Rome. They didn't have as many hangups as we do. This is from Pompeii.
And having a communal toilet made it easier to collect the waste. So many uses!
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Re: Well this is awkward
Actual fact, the whole Nero fiddling was BS. He was hundreds of miles away when the fire broke out. Rushed back to Rome. Propaganda like CNN today.Nero wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:14 pm https://news.yahoo.com/fifty-communal-t ... 52784.html
Fifty communal toilets where slaves could chat go on display as Nero's palace opens to the public
The remains of a vast palace built by the Emperor Nero, including a 50-seat latrine where slaves and workers would chat while they attended to their needs, opens to the public for the first time today.
The Domus Transitoria was a huge palace on the Palatine Hill, in the heart of ancient Rome, which was constructed in the first century AD by Nero, one of Rome’s most notorious emperors.
The palace was partially destroyed during a fire in 64 AD in which Nero famously fiddled – or played the lyre – while the imperial capital burned.
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Re: Well this is awkward
I won’t. She’s a shit eater.Reservoir Dog wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:41 pmI really want to make a Mrs. FSF joke... but I'll refrain.nerd_alert wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:35 pm I think that was pretty common in ancient Rome. They didn't have as many hangups as we do. This is from Pompeii.
And having a communal toilet made it easier to collect the waste. So many uses!
https://mentalfloss.com/article/76994/6 ... daily-life
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