Cloaca Maxima
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The cloaca maxima is the great sewer of Rome. A tad smelly but highly functional, it funneled water and waste increasing health and sanitation, and earned admiration for its importance to the people. Guest: Dr Gillian Shepherd (Trendall Centre, La Trobe University)
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