Cloacina, Sacrum
Shrine of the brook running through the Forum; located in front of the Basilica Aemilia
Reconstructed state: Building as first dedicated on site
Known historical events
| 753 BC to 730 BC |
According to legend, built by Titus Tatius. Sources: Lactantius, Inst. 1.20.11. |
| 451 BC |
Virginius killed his daughter, Verginia, before the shrine to prevent her disgrace at the hands of the lustful decemvir, Appius Claudius. |
| 178 BC |
Damaged by fire. Sources: Julius Obsequens 8. |
| 42 BC |
Illustrated on coins of L. Mussidius Longus. Sources: M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, I-II (1974) 42-43. |
| 1899 AD to 1901 AD |
Excavation lays bare marble circular base of a small building (2.40 meters in diameter). Sources: D. Vaglieri, BCom 1900, 61ff. |
subfeature of Forum (Romanum or Magnum)
