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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2712817, member: 39084&quot;]Ostia was fantastic; could have spent an entire day there.&nbsp; Here&#039;s my own picture of the communal toilets:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613019[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And an example of the sponge used:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613020[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The sponge was rinsed in the constantly running water that flowed in the trough visible on the floor of the facility.&nbsp; At least in Herculaneum, users purchased a fresh sponge that was theirs to keep.&nbsp; Apparently in Ostia the sponges were left in the facility for reuse (yechh!) but maybe the running water was sufficient to clean the sponges.&nbsp; I’m somehow reminded of the modern-day equivalent of this sponge:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613021[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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