3484 x 2463 px | 29,5 x 20,9 cm | 11,6 x 8,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. September 2012
Ort:
UNESCO World Heritage Archaeological Site, Ephesus, Turkey
Weitere Informationen:
Roman communal toilets at UNESCO World Heritage Archaeological Site, Ephesus, Turkey. In the background The Celsus Library built in 117 AD can be seen. There is wooden planking visible. From www.ephesus.us: They were part of the Scholastica Baths and built in the 1C AD. They were the public toilets of the city. There was an entrance fee to use them. In the centre, there is an uncovered pool and the toilets are aligned along the walls. The columns surrounding the pool supported a wooden ceiling. There was a drainage system under the toilets. From Wikipedia: "Roman toilets, like the ones pictured here, are commonly thought to have been used in the sitting position. The Roman toilets were probably elevated to raise them above open sewers which were periodically "flushed" with flowing water, rather than elevated for sitting." From voices.yahoo.com "The Roman public bathroom was a communal facility with toilets cut out of marble benches where multiple people could relieve themselves in a common space. The Romans were not shy about using the toilets in public. In the grand bath basilicas of Rome there were some segregated facilities for men and for women. It is not certain that other public bathrooms were segregated or co-ed. There were no separation dividers for privacy though it is possible that curtains hung for some patricians or the emperor should they stop in because of nature calling. Togas draped over one sitting on a toilet would certainly act to give one some privacy. Most archaeological evidence shows these places to have been open public spaces or establishments since some of them may have been commercial."
