Sewers

The Romans were the first people to build proper sewers and drainage systems. These were very important as they took away waste that contains germs and could cause disease and illness. Water from bath-houses would flow underneath public toilets, taking the waste with it. It then joined the main sewer that ran out of the town. Homes and businesses had their waste water running through pipes into the main sewer. Before the Romans, people used to throw their waste into the roads. Roman sewers made towns much cleaner, healthier places to live in.