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Bookmark or Share- Latrine - WikipediaA latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems.
- Toilets in a Medieval Castle - World History EncyclopediaPracticality, privacy, and efficient waste disposal were all considered and, even today, one of the most prominent and easily identifiable features of ruined medieval castles is the latrines which protrude from their exterior walls.
- Public Sewers and Sponges on Sticks: How Toilets Worked in Ancient RomeInstead, private toilets were built in upper-class homes called latrines, built over cesspools. Private latrines probably also smelt awful and so many wealthy Romans may have just used chamber pots, emptied by slaves.
- How the Ancient Romans Went to the Bathroom | SmithsonianThe word “latrine,” or latrina in Latin, was used to describe a private toilet in someone’s home, usually constructed over a cesspit. Public toilets were called foricae. They were often attached...
- Poop, Pee and Microbes: The Complicated Ecology of Pit LatrinesA new study sheds light on the complex microbial ecosystems found in pit latrines, which are used by billions of people around the world. The findings are relevant for efforts to both improve public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with global climate change.
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