Roman equivilant to Izal

[Musivarius]

For those of you not familiar, Izal was a British torture implement. Waxed sheets of toilet paper, very cheap and bloody awful.
At Fishbourne they seem to think the Romans has the same sort of thing, pottery discs to use to clean your backside with!
:-o

[Dan D'Silva]

It is well publicised that Romans used sponges mounted on sticks and dipped in vinegar as an alternative to toilet paper.

... ouch.

[Sean Manning]

Richard Burton (one of the rare writers who discusses toilet habits in detail) states that Arabian Arabs used local stones in his day. So it seems possible, but beyond that, one needs to look outside the press release!