Venus Cloacina: Meet the Roman Sewer Goddess

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Venus Cloacina: Meet the Roman Sewer Goddess

Over the course of their history, the Romans built a complex and dense network of sewers in the city of Rome. However, only one of them was held in the highest regard. It was the oldest sewer in the city, and it was called Cloaca Maxima (“The Greatest Sewer”). In the beginning, it was an open-air canal that connected various natural streams. Its purpose was to drain the area that would later become Forum Romanorum. Only later did it become a sew…