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What did ancient Rome smell like? BO, rotting corpses and raw sewage for starters ...

Summary by Live Science
We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.

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Odeurope is a database that collects all the aromas of the past mentioned in 176 thousand historical texts, built with the help of artificial intelligence

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Wired broke the news in United States on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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