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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Thank You Rome! Because of you we have sewers. The Facts 1) Before the sewage system was invented, people often got sick or died from drinking water that had been contaminated with sewage (poo or pee) 2) early on, romans would throw waste out a window and onto the street 3) the first sewers of ancient Rome were built between 800 and 735 BC 4) A law was eventually passed to protect innocent bystanders from assault by wastes thrown into the street. The violator was forced to pay damages to whomever his waste hit, if that person sustained an injury. This law was enforcedonly in the daytime 5) Around AD 100, direct connections of homes to sewers began MODERN ANCIENT The modern use of toilets is private and normal to have in homes. Today, it is used at something ordinary, and we take it for granted The ancient use of toilets was public and onlythe rich had the luxury of having it in theirhomes. The modern sewer system is taken for granted in our society. Only the upperclass men had the luxury of owning their own private toilets like we all havetoday. We do have in common however the fact that both our systems lookvery alike in the way its built and established. 4) Around AD 100, direct connections of homes to sewers began 5) A law was eventually passed to protect innocent bystanders from assault by wastes thrown into the street. The violator was forced to pay damages to whomever his waste hit, if that person sustained an injury. This law was enforced only in the daytime
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