Poop History

History

2,000 Years Ago in Rome, I Was Sent Out from a 20-Seat Bench Through a Giant Sewer

How ancient Romans dealt with poop — public latrines (forica), shared sponge sticks (tersorium), and the giant Cloaca Maxima sewer. Unchikun walks you through 2,000-year-old Roman toilet life and what it tells us about hygiene's slow climb.

2026-05-02

History

In Edo Japan, My Other Name Was "Shimogoe" — and I Kept the City Clean

In Edo-era Japan, human poop was a paid commodity that powered a circular economy three centuries ahead of its time. Unchikun walks you through the surprising story of how I once kept the world's largest city remarkably clean.

2026-04-29