《新科学家》 第3579期 · 2026年1月24日 · 中文解读
庞贝公共浴场:罗马人到来前的水质问题
You wouldn't want to use Pompeii's public baths before the Romans arrived · Colin Barras
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本文探讨了庞贝古城在罗马人到来之前,其公共浴场的水质受到汗液、油脂和尿液污染的情况,以及后来罗马人修建引水渠改善供水的过程。
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You wouldn’t want to use Pompeii’s public baths before the Romans arrived Colin Barras A TRIP to Pompeii’s public baths meant taking a dip in water contaminated with sweat and urine – until the Romans took over and sanitation improved. For a large chunk of its history, Pompeii was occupied by the Samnite people. It only became a Roman colony after 80 BC, about 160 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Like the Romans, the Samnites seem to have been keen on bathing. They built at least two public baths – now known as the Stabian Baths and the Republican Baths – sometime after 130 BC. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3579期 · 2026年1月24日,Colin Barras。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。

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