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The '''Cloaca Maxima''' (English: ''Great Sewer'') was located in the [[Campagna District]] of [[Rome]]. In the early 1500s, it was also used as a [[Lairs of Romulus|lair]] by the [[Followers of Romulus]]. | |||
The '''Cloaca Maxima''' (English: ''Great Sewer'') was located in the [[Campagna District]] of [[Rome]]. In the early 1500s, it was also used as a [[Lairs of Romulus|lair]] by the [[Followers of Romulus]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Cloaca Maxima was one of the world's first major sewage systems. Records suggest it was first built as early as 600 B.C.E. under order of King Tarquinius of Rome. Aside from taking sewage away from the city, it is widely accepted that the Cloaca was used to drain the once swampy location of the Roman Forum. | The Cloaca Maxima was one of the world's first major sewage systems. Records suggest it was first built as early as 600 B.C.E. under order of King Tarquinius of Rome. Aside from taking sewage away from the city, it is widely accepted that the Cloaca was used to drain the once swampy location of the Roman Forum. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]] | |||
[[Category:Lairs of Romulus]] | [[Category:Lairs of Romulus]] | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 25 April 2015
The Cloaca Maxima (English: Great Sewer) was located in the Campagna District of Rome. In the early 1500s, it was also used as a lair by the Followers of Romulus.
History
The Cloaca Maxima was one of the world's first major sewage systems. Records suggest it was first built as early as 600 B.C.E. under order of King Tarquinius of Rome. Aside from taking sewage away from the city, it is widely accepted that the Cloaca was used to drain the once swampy location of the Roman Forum.