The Pope's Roman Toilet

In a corner of the Vatican Museums sits a Roman toilet, which played an important role in the ceremonies of medieval popes - and inspired a scandalous legend.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:48 sedes porphyreticae
1:55 Established Titles
2:58 duos testiculos habet
4:37 A commendable commode