latintutorial | The Urine Tax: Vespasian's Great Legacy @latintutorial | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Urine was a very precious commodity for the ancient Romans. So precious, in fact, that several emperors, including Nero and Vespasian, placed a tax on urine. In this video, you will learn about the legacy of one of these emperors, who gave his name to public urinals in some parts of the modern world.