purchasing a tersorium off temu to improve my shitposting
September 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
purchasing a tersorium off temu to improve my shitposting
Toilet paper is a relatively new invention. Ancient Romans preferred to use tersorium, a natural sponge tied to a stick and soaked in vinegar. 🧪
What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper
It was an ingenious little device.
nautil.us
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Toilet paper is a relatively new invention. Ancient Romans preferred to use tersorium, a natural sponge tied to a stick and soaked in vinegar. 🧪
Saviez-vous que les Romains utilisaient des latrines communes et partageaient le même ustensile, le tersorium, pour se torcher et que l'évasion fiscale en France coûte entre 80 à 100 milliards d'euros à l'Etat.
March 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Saviez-vous que les Romains utilisaient des latrines communes et partageaient le même ustensile, le tersorium, pour se torcher et que l'évasion fiscale en France coûte entre 80 à 100 milliards d'euros à l'Etat.
it took me like ten minutes to choose between 'tersorium' and 'xylospongium,' they're both such good words
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
it took me like ten minutes to choose between 'tersorium' and 'xylospongium,' they're both such good words
Le tersorium. Ça ressemble à Trump !
March 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Le tersorium. Ça ressemble à Trump !
Sic Semper Tersorium. Literally, "wiping thing". Metaphorically "those butt sponges romans used because three-ply hadn't been invented yet"
August 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Sic Semper Tersorium. Literally, "wiping thing". Metaphorically "those butt sponges romans used because three-ply hadn't been invented yet"
He's super old, most likely still using a Tersorium.
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 AM
He's super old, most likely still using a Tersorium.
Daily Cult Fact: If you want something funny to happen on the way to the forum, bring XIX (XCV/C) denarii for the all new Tersorium Emporium— you'll be saying 'wow' every time!
October 16, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Daily Cult Fact: If you want something funny to happen on the way to the forum, bring XIX (XCV/C) denarii for the all new Tersorium Emporium— you'll be saying 'wow' every time!
Starożytni Rzymianie w publicznych latrynach nie mieli papieru toaletowego, ale używali „tersorium” do wycierania tyłków. „Tersorium” było wspólnym kijem z przymocowaną gąbką nasączoną octem lub wodą z solą.
December 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Starożytni Rzymianie w publicznych latrynach nie mieli papieru toaletowego, ale używali „tersorium” do wycierania tyłków. „Tersorium” było wspólnym kijem z przymocowaną gąbką nasączoną octem lub wodą z solą.
#OTD 25 Dec –Romans celebrated #SolInvictus the “unconquered sun” 🌞 In AD274 Aurelian dedicated a temple, elevated the priesthood, & held games every 4 years. Patron of the #RomanLegions, the day saw drinking, chariot races & revelry. Harry’s celebrating at Trimontium — tersorium at the ready! 😸
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#OTD 25 Dec –Romans celebrated #SolInvictus the “unconquered sun” 🌞 In AD274 Aurelian dedicated a temple, elevated the priesthood, & held games every 4 years. Patron of the #RomanLegions, the day saw drinking, chariot races & revelry. Harry’s celebrating at Trimontium — tersorium at the ready! 😸
Well fork me with a terrorism, I meant "tersorium"
October 27, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Well fork me with a terrorism, I meant "tersorium"
Umbrage! Harrumph! We are long past methane-buildup exploding latrines and wiping with the communal tersorium
October 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Umbrage! Harrumph! We are long past methane-buildup exploding latrines and wiping with the communal tersorium
whenever u hear somebody talk about "the modern stoic movement" or "pop stoicism" just remember this. a fucking sea sponge bro. like from the ocean
![Xylospongium
The xylospongium or tersorium, also known as a "sponge on a stick", was a hygienic utensil used by ancient Romans to wipe their anus after defecating,[1] consisting of a wooden stick (Greek: ξύλον, xylon) with a sea sponge (Greek: σπόγγος, spongos) fixed at one end.
A replica xylospongium (sponge on a stick)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3xsewtol7to2o3mlohqundyn/bafkreihpp23aolfhobbhma2b2shqbrzbrfon73vsyqsl5ftuo23zibixiu)
November 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM
whenever u hear somebody talk about "the modern stoic movement" or "pop stoicism" just remember this. a fucking sea sponge bro. like from the ocean
Tersorium pistir (özrdlrm)
November 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Tersorium pistir (özrdlrm)
I love that one of the vignettes of life in Alexandria in Agora (2009) shows three characters sitting in a Roman-style latrine, one of whom is idly holding the tersorium (sponge on a stick).
July 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I love that one of the vignettes of life in Alexandria in Agora (2009) shows three characters sitting in a Roman-style latrine, one of whom is idly holding the tersorium (sponge on a stick).
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.
www.academia.edu/5333789/Xylo...
www.jstor.org/stable/4433639
www.academia.edu/5333789/Xylo...
www.jstor.org/stable/4433639
May 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.
www.academia.edu/5333789/Xylo...
www.jstor.org/stable/4433639
www.academia.edu/5333789/Xylo...
www.jstor.org/stable/4433639
Spinning off her comment in the fourth screen shot, I googled "vinegar soaked sponges for toilet paper" and confirmed it--the Latin word is "tersorium".
It does not *seem* to be the origin of the person giving Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar in all the canonical Gospels, but maybe it was?
It does not *seem* to be the origin of the person giving Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar in all the canonical Gospels, but maybe it was?
(Please note Shep’s pronouns have changed since this was written)
July 23, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Spinning off her comment in the fourth screen shot, I googled "vinegar soaked sponges for toilet paper" and confirmed it--the Latin word is "tersorium".
It does not *seem* to be the origin of the person giving Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar in all the canonical Gospels, but maybe it was?
It does not *seem* to be the origin of the person giving Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar in all the canonical Gospels, but maybe it was?
Tersorium or xylospongium sponge! Yes! Lol!
August 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tersorium or xylospongium sponge! Yes! Lol!
2025-08-26 is #NationalToiletPaperDay #ToiletPaperDay #WordCloud #WordCloudArt #DigitalArt #Art #Artwork #Minimalism #Abstract #Collage
August 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.
May 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.
tersorium, die houden we erin!
February 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
tersorium, die houden we erin!
A hundred days of Roman worship deserves a reward. A tersorium scepter.
July 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A hundred days of Roman worship deserves a reward. A tersorium scepter.
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.
February 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If the xylospongium or tersorium was used for wiping the backside, cleaning the latrine or something else is unknown, historians still debate it's function but there's no real evidence for it's actual purpose.