Cloacina: Goddess of Rome's Oldest Sewer

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The Cloaca Maxima, (lit. Greatest Sewer) of ancient Rome, was one of the city’s most impressive and important feets of engineering. But to the Ancient Romans it was more than just that - the sewer was believed to be sacred. Presiding over it was the goddess Cloacina, and here I will share what I could find about this little known aspect of Roman Paganism.
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"Illyricum"
By: Adrian von Ziegler
• Roman Music - Illyricum

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13 мар 2021

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@kingsandthings 3 года назад

Btw, there were at least two other sacred streams in ancient Rome. One was the Petronia Amnis in the Campus Martius, which formed the northern boundary of the city, and the Circus brook, which formed the southern. In each case their original courses were maintained, despite the problems they occasionally caused. As far as I know, they didn't have any deities associated with them though.

@LamiNalchor 3 года назад

A fascinating channel. I couldn't possibly name the nationality.

@bombfog1 3 года назад

I love that you highlight more obscure, but no less fascinating, historical subjects!

@annalieff-saxby568 3 года назад

If anyone is interested, there's a prayer to Cloacina that begins: "Soft but cohesive let my offerings flow, Not roughly swift, nor obstinately slow". You're welcome!

@Ctenomy 3 года назад

That’s amazing! Source?

@annalieff-saxby568 3 года назад

@@Ctenomy You've got me there ... damned if I can remember where I read it.

@tepes578 2 года назад

@@annalieff-saxby568 Probably scribbled on the wall of a bathroom stall.

@wildmen5025 9 месяцев назад

If I recall correctly, this is not an ancient prayer and comes from a poet in much later history

@annalieff-saxby568 9 месяцев назад

@@wildmen5025 You may well be right. I made no claim as to its antiquity. As I said, I can't remember where I read it. Do you recall?

@BuildingCenter 3 года назад

This is a truly deep cut. Cloacina is a hipster divinity. Thanks for sharing this wonderfully weird history.

@kingsandthings 3 года назад

Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this fascinating. :)

@BuildingCenter 3 года назад

@@kingsandthings “Only one”? Not a chance. Not by a long shot. Not by the longest shot. Thanks for your consistency and output.

@theodorekaczynski1683 3 года назад

It's a tragedy that you don't have more subscribers. Great stuff.

@michaelleblanc7283 3 года назад

Trust that will come with time & exposure. Just found the site now and like what I've just seen & heard.

@kingsandthings 3 года назад

Thank you, glad you liked it! 🙏

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@WookieChef 3 года назад

Quickly falling in love with this channel. You don't pad your videos with fluff and just provide fascinating and understandable information.

@Iemonaide 3 года назад

Never expected to be intrigued by roman sewers

@froodsmash 3 года назад

What a hidden gem of a channel

@Testerinopelinokinosjwizldid 3 года назад

Randomly stumbled upon this video and i'm perplexed. Please never stop making videos and consider a Patreon.

@Zemnmez 3 года назад

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@rexlex1736 2 года назад

Excellent video!

@BootyDoctor 3 года назад

fascinating video, loved it

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@Blackrew 3 года назад

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@arnulfomoreno5234 3 года назад

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@napalmholocaust9093 3 года назад

Her name was not in my baby name book. I feel robbed.

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@joe.h-7322 3 года назад

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@CarthagoMike 2 года назад

Very interesting

@LamiNalchor 3 года назад

A fascinating channel. I couldn't possibly name the nationality.

@wildmen5025 9 месяцев назад

Hail Cloacina!

@micahistory 3 года назад

Very interesting, especially as someone who lived in Rome for 7 years

@kingsandthings 3 года назад

Maan, that sounds nice ...

@micahistory 3 года назад

@@kingsandthings it is indeed. Would you like to grow together?

@kingsandthings 3 года назад

@@micahistory Well, for now I prefer to work on my own projects. Thanks for the offer though!

@micahistory 3 года назад

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@kingsandthings 3 года назад

@@micahistory Ah, that I can do! :)

@panqueque445 Год назад

Really interesting how they couldn't reshape the stream because it was sacred, but using it as a sewer was okay.

@wyattmcgee1 3 года назад

Please make a video on Franklin W Smith’s plans for Washington!

@jasonmuniz-contreras6630 3 года назад

So urban animism?

@music_by_carlos Год назад

cool

@user-eo9mr3ws2j 3 года назад

In Russian cloaca("клоака") metaphorically means "a dirty(literally) place" or "an immoral place". Do you guys have something like this in English or other languages? (It was such a surprise it actually refers to a goddess)

@user-eo9mr3ws2j 3 года назад

@@VoicePassion I see. Thanks

@simoneteritti1120 5 месяцев назад

Is the same in Italy

@inquisitive- 2 года назад

Also in terms of etymology, sac allum sacellum. I've long suspected many terms and phrases hide the truth in plain site such as septimius Severus being a reference to the 7 kingdoms of the UK, the heptencary, being the end of the Roman empire

@henkstersmacro-world 3 года назад

👍👍👍

@inquisitive- 2 года назад

Chloe is another name for Demeter the goddess of the harvest. Seems related

@mrmeckles9422 2 года назад

1:12

@ferretman6790 2 года назад

I wonder if there is any Fish living in the Cloacha Maxima, they should go in there, and see what is there, in a way that does not damage it, of course.