Communal Bathrooms Often Exploded
The sewer system across ancient Rome was far from what it is today, but it was an incredibly impressive feat at the time. Constructed in the 6th Century BC, the Cloaca Maxima was designed as a sewage system to improve the growing city.
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With so many communal bathrooms, called Latrines, dotted across public areas, it didn’t take long for dangerous gases like methane to build up. Since the sewer system had vaulted ceilings and limited ventilation, the sewers were not immune to the occasional explosion or toilet fire.
