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Cloaca Massima

10 Reviews

#799 of 1,994 things to do in Rome

Sights & Landmarks, Historic Sites, Ancient Ruins

Via del Velabro, 00185 Rome, Italy

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“Great if you know about it”

The Cloaca Massima (the Greatest Sewer) is a very important archaeological and historical site. To... read more

Reviewed November 21, 2017

Dimitris L

Sydney, Australia

“You need to know what this was to understand the importance”

We built this into our walk across the Tiber Island and while it does not seem much without it Rome... read more

Reviewed May 16, 2017

toad69

Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom

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Jun 10, 2019

“Uninspiring site of grate significance”

Nov 21, 2017

“Great if you know about it”

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pwargin

Warsaw, Poland

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Reviewed June 10, 2019

Uninspiring site of grate significance

Cloaca Maxima is often mentioned in history books and yet it's nearly impossible to find sites related to it. This unmarked arch at Tiber 's embankment is supposedly the place where it coonects to the Tiber river. Here, among homeless people encampment you can actualy...More

Date of experience: June 2019

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Dimitris L

Sydney, Australia

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Reviewed November 21, 2017

Great if you know about it

The Cloaca Massima (the Greatest Sewer) is a very important archaeological and historical site. To the ordinary person it's probably nothing at all, but to those who have studied the history and are lovers of history, then this is fantastic. This was a sewer, originally...More

Date of experience: June 2017

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toad69

Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom

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Reviewed May 16, 2017

You need to know what this was to understand the importance

We built this into our walk across the Tiber Island and while it does not seem much without it Rome would never have prospered. The Cloaca Maxima[n 1] (Italian: Cloaca Massima) is one of the world's earliest sewage systems. Constructed in Ancient Rome in order...More

Date of experience: May 2017

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lpMaggi713

Baltimore, Maryland

1953852

Reviewed February 12, 2017

Sewer System - Walk/Ride By!

This is another one of those off the beaten path things to see in Rome if you are in the area. The cloaca maxima was the sewer system built in the sixth or seventh century B.C., by one of the kings of Rome to drain...More

Date of experience: January 2017

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SeatOfMyPntsTravelr

Washington DC, District of Columbia

969263

Reviewed October 12, 2016

Not much evidence of the ancient engineering marvel

The ancient Greatest Sewer was essential for the Romans and the fact that it still operates - though not spewing effluent/waste into the Tiber - is awesome.

Date of experience: September 2016

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