Public latrine in Ostia Antica, the main Roman port city. The narrow channel at your feet was for rinsing off the spongia or "sponge on a stick" that served as toilet paper, and the slot in front was so you could use it without standing up.
Street in Ostia Antica, the ancient Roman port city. One of the best preserved Roman sites in Italy
Remains of a Gymnasium in Perge, in southwestern Turkey. The hypocaust is exposed beneath the floor in the foreground. This is where furnaces sent hot air to warm the floor and walls of the building.
