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008 150213s2015 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014034357
020 $a9781469621289 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $a1469621282 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $z9781469621296 (ebook)
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035 $a(OCoLC)892879433
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050 00 $aTD16$b.K65 2015
082 00 $a628.0937$223
100 1 $aKoloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga.
245 14 $aThe archaeology of sanitation in Roman Italy :$btoilets, sewers, and water systems /$cAnn Olga Koloski-Ostrow.
264 1 $aChapel Hill :$bThe University of North Carolina Press,$c[2015]
300 $axxiv, 286 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aStudies in the history of Greece and Rome
520 2 $a"The Romans developed sophisticated methods for managing hygiene, including aqueducts for moving water from one place to another, sewers for removing used water from baths and runoff from walkways and roads, and public and private latrines. Through the archeological record, graffiti, sanitation-related paintings, and literature, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow explores this little-known world of bathrooms and sewers, offering unique insights into Roman sanitation, engineering, urban planning and development, hygiene, and public health. Focusing on the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, and Rome, Koloski-Ostrow's work challenges common perceptions of Romans' social customs, beliefs about health, tolerance for filth in their cities, and attitudes toward privacy. In charting the complex history of sanitary customs from the late republic to the early empire, Koloski-Ostrow reveals the origins of waste removal technologies and their implications for urban health, past and present"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAn introduction to sanitation in Roman Italy and urban case studies of the best-preserved public latrines -- "Black holes" in ancient space : exploring hygiene and sanitation through cross-cultural anthropology and archaeological theory -- Understanding Roman sanitation from archaeology : toilets, sewers, and water systems -- Pinpointing behaviors, attitudes, and ideals for Roman toilets -- Finding social meaning about sanitation in written and painted sources.
650 0 $aSanitary engineering$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aSanitation$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aPublic toilets$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aSewerage$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aWater-supply$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aCity and town life$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aCity planning$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aPublic health$zRome$xHistory.
651 0 $aItaly$xAntiquities, Roman.
651 0 $aItaly$xSocial life and customs$yTo 1500.
830 0 $aStudies in the history of Greece and Rome.
852 00 $boff,ave$hTD16$i.K65 2015