A colossal ancient sewer system, large enough for humans ... harking back to the era of ancient Roman empires. The system operates by channeling water from beneath a theatre towards a nearby ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular ... a routine dig of one of the world’s earliest sewage systems, the Cloaca Maxima, which largely functioned as ...

Despite this foul-smelling atmosphere, the ancient Romans are widely admired for what appears to be an enormous commitment to hygiene and public health. We know they built vast sewer systems, such as ...