Shrine of Venus Cloacina

Shrine of Venus Cloacina
Denarius of L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC) showing two elevated statues within the balustrade of the shrine of Venus Cloacina
Shrine of Venus Cloacina
Shown in ancient Rome
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Coordinates41°53′35″N 12°29′10″E / 41.893°N 12.486°E / 41.893; 12.486

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. Cloacina, the 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.

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