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Enlighten me /his/, is there any reason why the toilet culture of the Romans was completely lost in the middle ages? I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that the knowledge of public toilets was more or less lost.
They've built cities and public toilets all over Europe, why did no one bother to build roman style toilets after the fall of Rome? Was it really that much more convenient to shit on the street or throw your shit out of the window?
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>>3395392
No running water = no public toilets.
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>>3395392
Do you know how much infrastructure and organisation it requires to supply a city with fresh running water, let alone heated water? Many of the medieval kings lacked the resources to invest such large amounts while they had more pressing issues or wanted to expand their small territories.
Also, the reason why Romans were so effective in building this infrastructure (e.g. aqueducts) is because they ruled a large empire, allowing them to transport water for miles. This is a significant hurdle for small kingdoms.
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>>3395420
I see your point, but just think about central Europe, there were cities like Cologne which also had running water etc., those cities used Roman infrastructure for hundreds of years and somehow no one cared enough about the toilets to copy them.
Even if you ignore public toilets with running water, public pit latrines are still better than a river of shit on the street.
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>>3395392
Something about toilet witch that scared the fuck out of illiterate peasants of the middle ages
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>>3395465
Guess nobody just cared enough, people in some parts if the world still don't after all
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Christcucks BTFO again
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>>3395420
Not an excuse, Muslims nearby has toilet and bathhouses build into caravan lodges in the middle of nowhere
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