Do your business

When you need to go, you need to go. Latrines would also be built in a Roman bathhouse – the reason why is really just common sense, especially with the constant sounds of sloshing water. However, Roman toilets were nothing luxurious. A bench of marble with holes in covered a pit where the Romans would do their business, before wiping themselves with a piece of natural sponge on a stick. This would then be put in a bucket of water or vinegar, ready for the next person to use.