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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Cloaca
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the Latin term given to the sewers laid to drain the low marshy grounds between the hills of Rome. The most important, which drained the forum, is known as the Cloaca Maxima and dates from the 6th century B.C. This was 10 ft. 6 in. wide, 14 f t. high, and was vaulted with three consecutive rings of voussoirs in stone, the floor being paved with polygonal blocks of lava.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cloaca'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cloaca.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cloaca'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cloaca.html. 1910.
