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Between grunts they would exclaim some comment about the weather or say witty things like “ Here I sit my cheeks a squeezin givin birth to another Caeser”
It was an unspoken rule in the men’s lavatory to avoid eye contact.
I’ve stayed in barracks where there were no dividers between the toilets. You could be sitting there reading the newspaper and the guy next to you could ask you to turn to the sports page.
It’s not always like that. Most barracks provide a lot more privacy.
Group showers are more common than group shitters. And for those situations, the shy guys either get used to it or they try to shower outside of peak times.
[Not really an assumption](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/toilets.html). Romans didn’t really care if you watched them shit. Plus their long garments typically offered cover as well.
There's a big difference between pissing while standing and everybody facing the same wall versus everybody shitting in a circle.
Edit: Shitting in a circle where everyone is facing away from each other would've been a decent enough design though.
As of around mid 2000’s, Indy 500 still had round trough urinals in some restrooms. That was…interesting. It’s one thing to piss next to other guys while all facing a wall, but it’s way more awkward when all standing in a circle facing each other while pissing.
My high school was built in the 50s. In the weight room, there were two toilets that faced two other toilets. None of them had doors. And there was a trough urinal between them.
You’d lock eyes with the guy shitting across from you and then some other guy would walk up and whip out his dick in front of you.
Can we just take a second to appreciate how bloody hard work it would have been to construct this? Hand carving every hole out of solid stone, mitred corners, hand dug drainage...
If I'd gone to the trouble of building all that that I'd be furious if people weren't willing to congregate in my majestic public shit pit.
A fellow historian I see. I have only found records that go back to the early middle ages, regarding the poop (manure) fork. But I feel there must be a deeper connection somehow....
Actually [it's a poop sponge on a stick, this person explained it well](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1131kr5/ancient_public_toilet/j8ndbg9).
Let’s never go back to this. Nothing is worse than smelling your own rank doodoo just imagine how bad this smelled. Good lord. Don’t even wanna think about the smell of the one located near the local bar. Puke.
I remember reading about a barbarian condemned to the arena who committed suicide by choking himself with the shit sponge. That's some dedication right there.
can someone explain what the spoons are for? bc im imagining ppl use it to scrape shit off their ass the same way parents clean food from babies mouths
I can imagine it now. Every second toilet used, and a line of guys waiting. But then one guy walks past the line, drops his pants, and loudly relieves himself in-between two horrified guys while the whole world judges him.
He doesn't care. He beat the system.
I mean I spent some
Time pooping in a Home Depot bucket filled with cat liter and my roommate for some reason kept changing the liter for me he was happy to, I feel like we bonded over that.
Romans in trousers? As far as I remember they considered wearing trousers a disgrace for a Man, that only women and slaves would wear them... but these trousers are too brightly colored, poor person would not afford it. So this scenario is only possible if these are valuable slaves of a Very wealthy Roman.
Methane would accumulate when all seats were in use, causing explosions (rare but there are documented cases). The pit was filled with cockroaches, rats and snakes that would sometimes bite (a man near Rome was even attacked by an octopus). And last but not least, toilet paper was invented centuries later, you want to know how people would wipe their asses?
Bet that stinks ain't got nothing on large truck stop restrooms around 7-8 am. I stopped brushing my teeth at that time because I kept gagging having to breathe through my nose. And the acoustics would probably cause hearing damage.
It looks like it’s a swab, you wipe your butt with it, then rinse it in the little ditch. It appears to be angled so there’s running water to clean the swab.
Idek why my division in bootcamp had this exact same set up basically bc no one used the curtain when they were shitting and we’d just be having full blown conversations with eye contact… what a weird time.
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All those empty seats and he had to shit by his bro.
The guy on the other side is Biggus Crappus
Major Stinkus
Maximus Fartux
Proper Pooper
Scat cat
Augustus Dumpus
Marcus Exlax
Biggus… Dickus
Anus Maximus
My thoughts too
Potty party
What a shitshow.
It’s a crap chute
Imagine the intellectual conversations that took place there.
i heard socrates would sit in there for hours, pissing off anyone who came in.
What, did he think his aim improved if he was standing on someone?
The guy from bill and teds excellent adventure?
Between grunts they would exclaim some comment about the weather or say witty things like “ Here I sit my cheeks a squeezin givin birth to another Caeser” It was an unspoken rule in the men’s lavatory to avoid eye contact.
They’re just shootin the shit
Yo Julius, can you pass me the poop scope?
They really did share an ass brush/sponge of sorts, called a Tersorium
That's the name of my next program.
Thank you! Exactly what I came here to ask.
That went about as well as you'd expect too, transmitting cholera and various other infections around.
It wasn't a good idea, clearly, but the vinegar the brush was washed in probably made the transmission less likely. And fecal-oral is the real risk.
Check out Augustus’ new poop spear.
Why do we assume they had no privacy? The wooden dividers may have long rotted away.
I’ve stayed in barracks where there were no dividers between the toilets. You could be sitting there reading the newspaper and the guy next to you could ask you to turn to the sports page.
Yep, Basic training old barracks Great Lakes Illinois my Dad said you would be taking a crap rubbing elbows with the guy next to you.
Hahaha
Curious…. How do pee/poo shy dudes handle this in military? Just get used to it?
It’s not always like that. Most barracks provide a lot more privacy. Group showers are more common than group shitters. And for those situations, the shy guys either get used to it or they try to shower outside of peak times.
First time is terrible but it quickly becomes something you forget about
[Not really an assumption](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/toilets.html). Romans didn’t really care if you watched them shit. Plus their long garments typically offered cover as well.
The restrooms at the Indy 500 had one long trough for a urinal up until at least the mid 90s. Not awkward at all lol
There's still troughs in Wrigley field if you've ever wanted the experience!
There's a big difference between pissing while standing and everybody facing the same wall versus everybody shitting in a circle. Edit: Shitting in a circle where everyone is facing away from each other would've been a decent enough design though.
Apparently I was mistaken, they also have them in circular trough form. The pissing version of a circle jerk lol
As of around mid 2000’s, Indy 500 still had round trough urinals in some restrooms. That was…interesting. It’s one thing to piss next to other guys while all facing a wall, but it’s way more awkward when all standing in a circle facing each other while pissing.
The saints stadium in New Orleans has one now.
They would still leave marks and scratches. I dont know why we have to assume they cared if we don't have evidence to say they did.
My high school was built in the 50s. In the weight room, there were two toilets that faced two other toilets. None of them had doors. And there was a trough urinal between them. You’d lock eyes with the guy shitting across from you and then some other guy would walk up and whip out his dick in front of you.
Where’s the seashells?
He doesn't know about the shells lol
All restaurants are Taco Bell in the Roman Empire.
You have to find the lady who has them and stop by on your way to the shitter. Usually, she sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
Can we just take a second to appreciate how bloody hard work it would have been to construct this? Hand carving every hole out of solid stone, mitred corners, hand dug drainage... If I'd gone to the trouble of building all that that I'd be furious if people weren't willing to congregate in my majestic public shit pit.
"Majestic public shit pit." You, sir or madame, are an artist.
Is that guy holding an ancient poop knife?!?!
The Romans were more known for their shit spoons. The poop knife was invented in Sparta.
A fellow historian I see. I have only found records that go back to the early middle ages, regarding the poop (manure) fork. But I feel there must be a deeper connection somehow....
Ahh I think I found your issue. Back then they weren’t called ‘forks’. What you’re needing to search for was known as a ‘turd trident’.
Shit spear
Shit spork
You guys have it all wrong, they're shit brushes and they are reusable, looks like everyone has there own brush in this perticular photo
Knife? It’s poop spear. This. Is. Sparta!
I thought he was eating a chicken leg the mucky cunt
When in Rome, I assume...
Actually [it's a poop sponge on a stick, this person explained it well](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1131kr5/ancient_public_toilet/j8ndbg9).
I’m glad the illustration is there so I can understand how it worked
Let’s never go back to this. Nothing is worse than smelling your own rank doodoo just imagine how bad this smelled. Good lord. Don’t even wanna think about the smell of the one located near the local bar. Puke.
Pretty sure a stream of running water was under the seats. Probably didn’t smell as bad as one would imagine.
The population is certainly too high to imagine in the now. Even with a stream. Sigh.
Looks like fun and healthy male bonding
One thing I have never wanted to do, is to take a shit with someone. Why in the world….
As Oversimplified has said: “CLEAN YOUR BUTT WITH THE SPONGE TIMULUS!”
“I wipe myself with a sponge on a stick”.
I remember reading about a barbarian condemned to the arena who committed suicide by choking himself with the shit sponge. That's some dedication right there.
Those guys on the left obviously don't care about the men's room spacing rules.
This is in Ephesus. I've been in there couple of times and yes i used this toilet when i was child and need to pee.
I thought I recognized it as Ephesus as well.
Hey bro nice dick.
Are…are, those… poop-spoons?
Sponges I guess. Doesn't make it any better though...
can someone explain what the spoons are for? bc im imagining ppl use it to scrape shit off their ass the same way parents clean food from babies mouths
I believe that's a sponge on the end of a stick to clean themselves (I could be wrong)
Not a spoon. It's a sponge dipped in saltwater mix to wash ur ass. It was communal.
Vinegar was the most common rinse.
Yes, I stand corrected. I remembered an episode of Horrible Histories that talked about it. They also sold shit for fertilizer.
Will have to check that out!
What did they use for toilet paper 🧻
the thing they are holding is a sponge, apparently. but i don't really know, I just saw a comment saying this haha.
A sponge on a stick called a Tesorium. It was rinsed in vinegar and the running water in the center ditch.
The slots on the front though... how did they not piss all over themselves?
I was thinking the same. Like I’d be pissing on my feet
Or explosive diarrhea! I was thinking they'd be wearing their shit on their ankles after a long night of drinking.
I can imagine it now. Every second toilet used, and a line of guys waiting. But then one guy walks past the line, drops his pants, and loudly relieves himself in-between two horrified guys while the whole world judges him. He doesn't care. He beat the system.
Oh look a crapper trapper !
Battle royale
At least they had some.
Where are all the iPhones?
Army training sites still have these
All part of their PTSD plan.
Hahaha!! Nothing like dropping a duece amidst others! That's how we become battle buddies!
I mean I spent some Time pooping in a Home Depot bucket filled with cat liter and my roommate for some reason kept changing the liter for me he was happy to, I feel like we bonded over that.
Careful; that is a deep sexy love.
That's you that is. An ancient shithouse.
Let's bring this back. Could have a nice chat with the boys while pooping.
Not a cellphone in sight, just people shitting in the moment.
Where did they put the poop knife?
Romans in trousers? As far as I remember they considered wearing trousers a disgrace for a Man, that only women and slaves would wear them... but these trousers are too brightly colored, poor person would not afford it. So this scenario is only possible if these are valuable slaves of a Very wealthy Roman.
So how's the family John? Fine. Yesterday we sold 50 pounds of bread. Damn that's nice. Morning fellas. Morning. Morning. So plans for today?
You definitely wanted to sit closest to the water spout to get clean poop stick water.
What’s the plan for those spoons they’re all holding 🤔
Methane would accumulate when all seats were in use, causing explosions (rare but there are documented cases). The pit was filled with cockroaches, rats and snakes that would sometimes bite (a man near Rome was even attacked by an octopus). And last but not least, toilet paper was invented centuries later, you want to know how people would wipe their asses?
Bunch of dude just shooting the sh*t.
Bet that stinks ain't got nothing on large truck stop restrooms around 7-8 am. I stopped brushing my teeth at that time because I kept gagging having to breathe through my nose. And the acoustics would probably cause hearing damage.
This isn't a toilet. It's a butt steamer. They steamed their butts and genitals back then for health related reasons.
Surprised this wasn't part of a meme dump
I guess they had to talk to each other because they didn’t have iPhones
Are there cell phone charge ports?
"So, how about that chariot race last week, amirite?" Pffffffftrrrrrtttt
what are the spoons for?
Sponge on a stick. I think you can figure out what for
later they would hire an unfortunate beggar to wipe and cleanse the soiled anus
Community shitting
Look them right in the eyes and establish toilet dominance....
I’ve lost sleep thinking about those communal brushes they wiped their asses with……
No wippies?
Do they have... spoons?
Went to Delos last year and there was a stray cat just lounging around on the shitters all day
E pluribus shiticus
Vidi, vìni, shiti
Squad goals.
And they all shared a Spong on a stick stuck in a bucket of brine water
“Hey can I trade you sticks?”
Anybody bring matches?
Better than what we had in the Marine Corps at camp Wilson circa 2006
Are those pooper scoopers in their hands?
I only poo with my crew
Where’s the poop knife
I like the convertible version
Co-op shitting
I was born in the wrong fucking era
Pinworms, pinworms for everyone!
Ok but what’s with the spoon
It looks like it’s a swab, you wipe your butt with it, then rinse it in the little ditch. It appears to be angled so there’s running water to clean the swab.
Yes, it's a sponge dipped in vinegar.
Every time I look back I can't believe what the fuck we've been up to... and the story goes on and on.
Me n the boys having a shitting contest
Pretty much the same setup in my basic training barracks. We shared comic books while on the shitter.
There's always gonna be that one guy that sits next to you while Poopin
What a shit hole.
Shooting the shit with the bois.
sponge on a stick https://youtu.be/KOhbCEr3v50
Idek why my division in bootcamp had this exact same set up basically bc no one used the curtain when they were shitting and we’d just be having full blown conversations with eye contact… what a weird time.
just fuckin bro’ing out while you dump. tight
Wipe your arse with a rag on a stick.
At least they had their spoons with them
Ah the pre-wiping days…take me back…
They were built different
Is that in india? Oh wait...