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Articles tagged Roman Sanitation.

The Cloaca Maxima Rome's 2,600-Year-Old Sewer System Still Flowing Today

Cloaca Maxima: Rome’s Ancient Sewer Still Flowing Today

Dec 24, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Built in 600 BCE, Rome’s Cloaca Maxima still drains the Forum today. Ancient engineering that survived empires, floods, and 26 centuries.

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