It did, very much! There would be slaves for basic cleaning duties, but they can’t really filter the water as it’s being used. The baths were typically only drained around twice a day, so you can imagine that the more ‘public’ a bathhouse was, the worse it would be.
That water has to get dirty AF after a while, with the baths being used publicly.
It did, very much! There would be slaves for basic cleaning duties, but they can’t really filter the water as it’s being used. The baths were typically only drained around twice a day, so you can imagine that the more ‘public’ a bathhouse was, the worse it would be.