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  2. Sanitation in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Sanitation in ancient Rome, acquired from the Etruscans, was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided water supply and sanitation services to residents of Rome. Although there were many sewers, public latrines, baths and other sanitation infrastructure, disease was still rampant.

  3. Cloaca Maxima - Wikipedia

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    [34] [35] Roman authors were not the only people to praise the Cloaca Maxima. British writer Henry James stated that it gave him: "the deepest and grimmest impression of antiquity I have ever received." The system of Roman sewers was much imitated throughout the Roman Empire, especially when combined with copious supplies of water from Roman ...

  4. Cloacina - Wikipedia

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    Denarius of L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC) showing Concordia on the obverse, and two statues within the balustrade of the shrine of Venus Cloacina on the reverse [1]. Cloacina was a goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima ('Greatest Drain'), the main interceptor discharge outfall of the system of sewers in Rome.

  5. This Is What People Used Before Toilet Paper Existed - AOL

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    The post This Is What People Used Before Toilet Paper Existed appeared first on Reader's Digest. Unless you have a bidet, a world without toilet paper seems impossible! ... Home & Garden. Lighter ...

  6. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek civilization of Crete, known as the Minoan civilization, built advanced underground clay pipes for sanitation and water supply. [28] Their capital, Knossos , had a well-organized water system for bringing in clean water, taking out waste water and storm sewage canals for overflow when there was heavy rain.

  7. List of Roman aqueducts by date - Wikipedia

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    10 miles (16 km); underground from its source for 7 miles (11 km), then on arches for 3 miles (4.8 km) to its terminus in the Forum Boarium in Campus Martius: Aqua Anio Vetus: 272–269 BCE Aniene river near Vicovaro, east of Rome 40 miles (64 km); underground channel of stone from its source to its terminus on the Viminal Hill: Aqua Marcia

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