Since there were neither water or traps in Roman toilets, a connection with the sewer would have allowed what to enter?

A number of sources record the swampy nature of ancient Rome. During the wet season, a ferry service operated between the main hills of the city. To combat this problem, a drainage system called the Cloaca Maxima, or great sewer, was built. A home's direct connection to the pipe served as a point of entrance for gasses and vermin. According to Aeolian, the house of a fish merchant was invaded each night by a rogue octopus, raiding his stock of preserved fish (Aeolian, On Animals 13.6).

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