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WJW on June 26, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Life is not short

Interestingly, Seneca himself most likely did not have a flushing toilet at home.

dangus on June 28, 2022 [–]

He did have access to Roman toilets, which were about as advanced as it got for that time.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ancient-roman...

The guy wasn't exactly a peasant, being a senator and an imperial advisor.

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