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The Cloaca Maxima was a highly valued feat of engineering. It may have even been sacrosanct. Since the Romans viewed the movement of water to be sacred, the Cloaca Maxima may have had a religious significance. Aside from religious significance, the Cloaca Maxima may have been praised due to its age and its demonstration of engineering prowess.
This "greatest sewer" of Rome was originally built to drain the low-lying land around the Forum. Some scholars believe that there is not sufficient evidence to accurately determine the effectiveness of the Cloaca Maxima. However other scholars believe that one million pounds of human feces and water was transported through the Cloaca Maxima. [2 ...
Erected in front of the Rostra and dedicated or rededicated in honour of the Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas on August 1, 608 AD, it was the last architectural addition made to the Forum Romanum, after over 1,300 years of construction.
It received the name Circus Maximus as a way to set it apart from the other stadiums built at this time in a similar fashion. [ 16 ] After a great flood, Tarquin drained the damp lowlands of Rome by constructing the Cloaca Maxima , Rome's great sewer. [ 15 ]
Even after the Cloaca was built, the area was still prone to flooding from the Tiber, [14] until the ground level was raised after the Neronian fire. Within it were the tomb of Acca Larentia along with a small temple to Felicitas. [10] It is also the site of the Arch of Janus, the Arcus Argentariorum and the church San Giorgio al Velabro. [15]
Here are our top picks for stock market and Wall Street movies that every investor should watch. Each straddles the line between education and entertainment — and doesn’t skimp on either. 1.
The inciting incident in the movie occurs when Meisterburger, the Mayor of “Sombertown,” trips on a toy and breaks his “funny bone.” “I hate toys,” he declares, “and toys hate me.
The end of America : a letter of warning to a young patriot / Naomi Wolf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-933392-79-0 1. Civil rights—United States. 2. Abuse of administrative power—United States. 3. National security—United States. 4. United States—Politics and government—2001– I. Title. JC599.U5W63 2007 323. ...