![Ancient Romans Wiped Their Butts in the Bathroom in a Bizarre Way | by Maria Milojković, MA | Fragments of History | Medium Ancient Romans Wiped Their Butts in the Bathroom in a Bizarre Way | by Maria Milojković, MA | Fragments of History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*lqMTujSbvmPjNKyMUzw9FA.png)
Ancient Romans Wiped Their Butts in the Bathroom in a Bizarre Way | by Maria Milojković, MA | Fragments of History | Medium
St Paul's Catacombs - Ok, we admit; Roman hygiene was not perfect. Roman toilet paper was not paper at all but a sea sponge on a stick which was rinsed in running
![I replaced all the toilet paper where I work with xylospongium, otherwise known as Roman communal butt sponges. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylospongium : r/aprilfools I replaced all the toilet paper where I work with xylospongium, otherwise known as Roman communal butt sponges. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylospongium : r/aprilfools](https://preview.redd.it/2nuvuzmo6kq61.jpg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddb9492be52a9bd54c93ceb9fbcbdccb2c3659eb)
I replaced all the toilet paper where I work with xylospongium, otherwise known as Roman communal butt sponges. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylospongium : r/aprilfools
![A xylospongium, the communal sponge-on-a-stick Ancient Romans shared for wiping in public latrines. - iFunny Brazil A xylospongium, the communal sponge-on-a-stick Ancient Romans shared for wiping in public latrines. - iFunny Brazil](https://imageproxyb.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/f0373fac7c6fd125a6cf54698a36e3b14009cd6ad62d8f2e54a10f528be7949a_1.jpg)