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The communal latrine at Ostia. This public latrine (forica) was installed near the Forum Baths, perhaps when the Baths themselves were repaired in the Late Empire (4th century CE).
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Raddato, C. (2014, February 28). Roman Latrine, Ostia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2328/roman-latrine-ostia/
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