What Hygiene Was Like for a Roman Emperor
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Sam
The ancient Romans were clean freaks and germaphobes when compared to the French and British monarchs of even recent times because most of them never bathed in their entire lives.
Despite living in the 17th century, King James I never bathed in his entire life and was known for leaving the rooms he entered filled with lice.
Louis XIV also lived in absolute filth while residing in Versailles. Despite its architectural grandeur and excess, Versailles had no bathrooms or toilets. It was a putrid place where servants chuck out human excrement in bowls from higher floor windows onto the ground sometimes landing it on unlucky persons too close to the walls. You can read/research about it.
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The ancient Romans were clean freaks and germaphobes when compared to the French and British monarchs of even recent times because most of them never bathed in their entire lives.
Despite living in the 17th century, King James I never bathed in his entire life and was known for leaving the rooms he entered filled with lice.
Louis XIV also lived in absolute filth while residing in Versailles. Despite its architectural grandeur and excess, Versailles had no bathrooms or toilets. It was a putrid place where servants chuck out human excrement in bowls from higher floor windows onto the ground sometimes landing it on unlucky persons too close to the walls. You can read/research about it.
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Jasmine
Oh wow How funny. Im working on my college midterm presentation while watching this (Ive been binging weird history videos all day today)and I had to stop when I heard Caracalla. Im doing my presentation on the Baths of Caracalla! What a coincidence.
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Oh wow How funny. Im working on my college midterm presentation while watching this (Ive been binging weird history videos all day today)and I had to stop when I heard Caracalla. Im doing my presentation on the Baths of Caracalla! What a coincidence.
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CatFever
If haven't, please do hygiene or foods? During Shaka Zulus' reign. When Queen Victoria lived time era. Awesome movie, the one with Robert Powell, Henry Cele, Edward Fox. And what the Africans ate and or washed, or medical. All
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If haven't, please do hygiene or foods? During Shaka Zulus' reign. When Queen Victoria lived time era. Awesome movie, the one with Robert Powell, Henry Cele, Edward Fox. And what the Africans ate and or washed, or medical. All
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ucingtigatiga
Life in the old world maybe fascinating, vibrant and more importantly still have the nature intact but to you have to be an emperor to use personal toilet. I am grateful to live in today's world for that reason alone.
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Life in the old world maybe fascinating, vibrant and more importantly still have the nature intact but to you have to be an emperor to use personal toilet. I am grateful to live in today's world for that reason alone.
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John
India. Dont use Paper. Toilets are rare. Of course Wealthy Indians. Do use Paper. And have access to Toilets. ( Bath Rooms. But poor just us their fingers. So if your Pack packing. In India take your loo rolls.
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India. Dont use Paper. Toilets are rare. Of course Wealthy Indians. Do use Paper. And have access to Toilets. ( Bath Rooms. But poor just us their fingers. So if your Pack packing. In India take your loo rolls.
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Mason
Parents always tell us that the people in the olden days didnt have out luxuries but these guys got private bathrooms and advanced irrigation. To me sounds like Rome was a pretty sick place to live
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Parents always tell us that the people in the olden days didnt have out luxuries but these guys got private bathrooms and advanced irrigation. To me sounds like Rome was a pretty sick place to live
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Taylor
The fact that the old men at 4: 40 just did exactly what the first guy did when they were trying to get some slaves out of him is hilarious to me. Not even trying to be subtle about it
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The fact that the old men at 4: 40 just did exactly what the first guy did when they were trying to get some slaves out of him is hilarious to me. Not even trying to be subtle about it
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Angel
When I was in Bath as a child they mentioned the natural spring water would also help with cleansing when they went in for a little while. Probably the same as the skincare Avene.
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When I was in Bath as a child they mentioned the natural spring water would also help with cleansing when they went in for a little while. Probably the same as the skincare Avene.
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Eglantine
Rome is a great example of how progress is not always in the future. i see the 21th century devolving the way the world devolved after Rome fell ( 21th century middle ages)
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Rome is a great example of how progress is not always in the future. i see the 21th century devolving the way the world devolved after Rome fell ( 21th century middle ages)
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Doug
Suetonius died a century before the reign of Severus Alexander making it a bit unlikely that your comments on him (and his predecessor Elagabalus) were well researched.
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Suetonius died a century before the reign of Severus Alexander making it a bit unlikely that your comments on him (and his predecessor Elagabalus) were well researched.
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disgustedvet
Still remember going into the Army in 1964, toilets lined up openly along the wall and of course a community shower room. After awhile no one cared.
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Still remember going into the Army in 1964, toilets lined up openly along the wall and of course a community shower room. After awhile no one cared.
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jeepin123
The best soap you can use is Don dishwashing soap I know this because there's a picture of a duck on the front and therefore it's good for your skin.
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The best soap you can use is Don dishwashing soap I know this because there's a picture of a duck on the front and therefore it's good for your skin.
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leonel
What the hell is anyone going to comment about the music in the end? That was pretty funny and random. It's a shame non of you watched till the end.
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What the hell is anyone going to comment about the music in the end? That was pretty funny and random. It's a shame non of you watched till the end.
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Ambreen
Public baths and toilets must have been disgusting. But Romans were hygienic in comparison with French monarchs who bathe three times in lifetime.
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Public baths and toilets must have been disgusting. But Romans were hygienic in comparison with French monarchs who bathe three times in lifetime.
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Shiori95chan
Fun fact: Romans actually used goat urine to clean their teeth as well. It helped whitening and killed bacteria that caused decay
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Fun fact: Romans actually used goat urine to clean their teeth as well. It helped whitening and killed bacteria that caused decay
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Bride
In the year 2990's weird history episode: Family members were allowed to use the same bathroom.
The audience: Disgusting lollll
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In the year 2990's weird history episode: Family members were allowed to use the same bathroom.
The audience: Disgusting lollll
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Scott
Vespasian's coin flex on Titus proves that ancient Romans did not dig the smell of urine; they either avoided it or tolerated it.
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Vespasian's coin flex on Titus proves that ancient Romans did not dig the smell of urine; they either avoided it or tolerated it.
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sinkingbugger
I use a fish filet knife to scrape my back of dead skin while taking a hot shower. Basically the same as their sickle.
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I use a fish filet knife to scrape my back of dead skin while taking a hot shower. Basically the same as their sickle.
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April
I love the ancient hygiene stories. I have to admit I'd rather be in the ancient Aztec civilization. Cleaner much much better
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I love the ancient hygiene stories. I have to admit I'd rather be in the ancient Aztec civilization. Cleaner much much better
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Sen
Proletarian amateuristic uncouth brute cheap history for people who cant pay for real documentaries, thats what yt is good for
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Proletarian amateuristic uncouth brute cheap history for people who cant pay for real documentaries, thats what yt is good for
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