LATRINE, EPHESUS

The clay pipes that conducted hot air through the baths are still visible along the walls and on the floor of the tepidarium. West of the bath, a narrow road leads to one of the public toilets (latrina) in the city.

One could hold long conversations in this community toilet.

A basin surrounded by four columns stands in the middle of the structure. Mosaics covered the floor.

A water channel ran in front of the openings that line the walls. A roof covered the area comprising the toilets themselves, while the basin stood open to the sky.