{"id":4397,"date":"2016-11-13T15:38:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T15:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2016-11-13T15:38:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T15:38:57","slug":"cloaca-maxima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/cities\/cloaca-maxima\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloaca Maxima"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large and grandiose water drainage main<\/strong>, the “Cloaca Maxima”<\/strong>\u00a0descended the\u00a0Argiletum<\/strong> (between the Esquiline<\/strong> and the Quirinal<\/strong>) and crossed the Nervan<\/strong> and\u00a0Roman Forums<\/strong> (obviously, underground) bringing the waters from the\u00a0surrounding mountains to the Tiber<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The outlet into the Tiber<\/strong> on its left bank can\u00a0be seen near the ancient Aemilius bridge<\/strong>, known today as the “Ponte Rotto”<\/strong>\u00a0(Broken Bridge).<\/p>\n

This sewer is said to have been built by King Tarquinius Priscus<\/strong>\u00a0and allowed draining and reclaiming the valley of the forum.<\/p>\n

The extensive walls\u00a0that are still visible seem, however, to belong to a renovation which took place in\u00a0the 2nd century BC.<\/p>\n

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How to get to Cloaca Maxima<\/h2>\n