They must have right? Thousands and thousands of men forced to stand in formation for hours on end, it’s impossible that all of their bowel movements were perfectly in sync. Did they just have to go where they stood? How did ancient armies handle this issue?
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You might fnd this comment by u/MichaelJTaylorPhD about ancient Rome illuminating.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/tpw81k/what_was_the_process_ancient_armies_implemented/?rdt=59823
Also this very detailed comment by u/cthulhushrugged regarding ancient China touches on the issue (and many others).
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6davbx/sun_tzu_to_my_knowledge_doesnt_speak_about/
And this one by u/Celebreth (ancient Rome)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/RC8Qgv3HEM