One of the dreaded rules of the Roman emperor: Taxing urine

In ancient times, Roman emperors issued many regulations and collected dozens of different taxes. Under Emperor Nero and Vespasian, the Romans had to pay taxes . urine. Accordingly, this is one of the most expensive taxes ever existed.

As the head of the country, holding in the hands of utmost power, the Roman emperors issued many rules and regulations. To supplement the treasury that exhausted money, some Roman princes have applied tax collection to fill empty pockets.

History notes that Emperor Nero and Vespasian have found a way to earn a large sum of money by taxing . urine .

The reason that urine is taxed is because it is used in people's daily activities.

In it, the Vespasian emperor gave people the construction of public toilets for a fee when the treasury was empty due to prolonged civil war. The reason that urine is taxed is because it is used in people's daily activities.

Specifically, people collect urine from collection sites. Later, urine is used to clean dirt on clothing as well as for tanning. In addition, urine is used by Romans to brush their teeth to help make teeth white.

When he saw his father - Emperor Vespasian - came up with the first public toilet construction initiative in the history of the world, the son of this prince Titus voiced his objection. Seeing this, the emperor Vespasian told his son that it was no problem to collect urine taxes through the toilet because it earned a lot of money.

This is also said to be the origin of the famous Roman saying 'Pecunia non olet' (roughly translating "The currency does not smell").