Mouth of Cloaca Maxima. The early 1900s caption for this illustyration reads: If you visted Rome, the most ancient structure you would be shown would be this, the arched mouth of the Cloaca Maxima or great sewer. It was built about 600 B.C. and served as the main sewer until the destruction of the city over a thousand years later. Even then the mighty Cloaca remained; the arch through which you see the water lapping is still perfect. It is eleven feet high. Boats used to sail along the entire route of the Cloaca; but now it is a mere picturesque ruin, basking lazily on the banks of the sunny T
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5370 x 3480 px | 45.5 x 29.5 cm | 17.9 x 11.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Mouth of Cloaca Maxima. The early 1900s caption for this illustyration reads: If you visted Rome, the most ancient structure you would be shown would be this, the arched mouth of the Cloaca Maxima or great sewer. It was built about 600 B.C. and served as the main sewer until the destruction of the city over a thousand years later. Even then the mighty Cloaca remained; the arch through which you see the water lapping is still perfect. It is eleven feet high. Boats used to sail along the entire route of the Cloaca; but now it is a mere picturesque ruin, basking lazily on the banks of the sunny Tiber.