![]() Denarius of L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC) showing two elevated statues within the balustrade of the shrine of Venus Cloacina[1] | |
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Coordinates | 41°53′35″N 12°29′10″E / 41.893°N 12.486°E |
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The Shrine of Venus Cloacina (Sacellum Cloacinae or Sacrum Cloacina) was a small sanctuary on the Roman Forum, honoring the divinity of the Cloaca Maxima, the "Great Drain" or sewer of Rome.[2] Cloacina, the Etruscan goddess associated with the entrance to the sewer system, was later identified with the Roman goddess Venus for unknown reasons, according to Pliny the Elder.[3]