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Cloaca Maxima
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The Cloaca Maxima or, less often, Maxima Cloaca, is one of the world's earliest sewage systems. Its name is related to that of Cloacina, a Roman goddess. Built during either the Roman Kingdom or early
The outfall of the Cloaca Maxima as it appeared in January 2019
The outfall of the Cloaca Maxima as it appeared in January 2019
A view of the Cloaca Maxima as it appeared in 1814. Oil on canvas by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
A view of the Cloaca Maxima as it appeared in 1814. Oil on canvas by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
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Lucius Tarquinius Priscus was the legendary fifth king of Rome and the first representative of the Etruscan dynasty on the Roman throne. The cognomen Priscus, meaning "Old" or "Elder" in Latin, became
Cloaca Maxima
…Roman culture and Roman engineering. According to tradition, it may have initially been constructed around 600 BC under the orders of the king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus. He ordered Etruscan workers and the plebeians to construct the drainage. Before constructing the Cloaca Maxima, Priscus, and his son Tarquinius Superbus…
Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome, Jacopo del Sellaio, c. 1470, Cleveland Museum of Art. The left section depicts Tanaquil conveying her prophecy, whil
Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome, Jacopo del Sellaio, c. 1470, Cleveland Museum of Art. The left section depicts Tanaquil conveying her prophecy, while the right shows Tarquinius entering Rome in a triumphal procession.
Tarquin the Elder Consulting Attius Navius, Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1690, J. Paul Getty Museum. The scene depicts Tarquinius testing the augur with an ap
Tarquin the Elder Consulting Attius Navius, Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1690, J. Paul Getty Museum. The scene depicts Tarquinius testing the augur with an apparently impossible miracle.