Tag Archives: Roman Latrines

Shit poetry (no, seriously)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Peter Kruschwitz

A sixth-century poem, preserved in the Anthologia Palatina and ascribed to Agathias Scholasticus, celebrates the renovation of Smyrna‘s suburban latrines by Agathias himself in his capacity as father of the city (AP 9.662, transl. W. R. Paton): Χῶρος ἐγὼ τὸ … Continue reading →

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An Olympic Shitstorm

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Poking fun at Russia and its organisation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has become a new pastime. Among the more recent entertaining news feature stories of loos that lack dividing walls between individual toilets – a gaffe that … Continue reading →

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