| Narration: They were said to be the brainchild of one of Rome's earliest rulers , Tarquinius Priscus, fifth monarch of the city, and one of a line of kings who ruled here . The entrance to the sewers is in the Forum of Nerva. And it's here I met up with Mark Bradley, for whom they are a personal passion. | |
| Simon: Truly an elegant look for la dolce vita. | |
| Narration: The sewers are still in use today, so precautions have to be taken. Simon: How do I look? I think we're ready to face the effluvia of the ancients. Narration: But I quickly realised that penetrating these faecal caverns wasn't going to be easy Simon: No way! I don't think I can go down there. I hate to tell you this. I'm serious. Mark: Nobody‘s ever fallen down it. Simon: Don't like the look of it. Narration: Half an hour later, after a very 21st-century panic attack that would have shamed the noble Romans, I managed to face this terrifying abyss. And as I descended into this twilight canyon of filth, I could smell it before I could see it . Simon: What a place! Oh, my God! What is that? This is absolutely extraordinary down here. Mark: Yes, I mean, these are terribly, terribly important. This is the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, which is the oldest | |
| surviving intact monument in Rome. Forget all the temples, forget all the palaces, this is the real start of Rome. And one of the main functions of these sewers originally was to drain the Forum that was being periodically flooded by the Tiber. It's massive. You can sail a boat through here. And the Romans boasted about sailing boats through here. Simon: Come on, let's explore. |
| Narration: They were said to be the brainchild of one of Rome' s earliest rulers , Tarquinius Priscus, fifth monarch of the city, and one of a line of kings who ruled here . The entrance to the sewers is in the Forum of Nerva. And it' s here I met up with Mark Bradley, for whom they are a personal passion. | |
| Simon: Truly an elegant look for la dolce vita. | |
| Narration: The sewers are still in use today, so precautions have to be taken. Simon: How do I look? I think we' re ready to face the effluvia of the ancients. Narration: But I quickly realised that penetrating these faecal caverns wasn' t going to be easy Simon: No way! I don' t think I can go down there. I hate to tell you this. I' m serious. Mark: Nobody' s ever fallen down it. Simon: Don' t like the look of it. Narration: Half an hour later, after a very 21stcentury panic attack that would have shamed the noble Romans, I managed to face this terrifying abyss. And as I descended into this twilight canyon of filth, I could smell it before I could see it . Simon: What a place! Oh, my God! What is that? This is absolutely extraordinary down here. Mark: Yes, I mean, these are terribly, terribly important. This is the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, which is the oldest | |
| surviving intact monument in Rome. Forget all the temples, forget all the palaces, this is the real start of Rome. And one of the main functions of these sewers originally was to drain the Forum that was being periodically flooded by the Tiber. It' s massive. You can sail a boat through here. And the Romans boasted about sailing boats through here. Simon: Come on, let' s explore. |
| Narration: They were said to be the brainchild of one of Rome' s earliest rulers , Tarquinius Priscus, fifth monarch of the city, and one of a line of kings who ruled here . The entrance to the sewers is in the Forum of Nerva. And it' s here I met up with Mark Bradley, for whom they are a personal passion. | |
| Simon: Truly an elegant look for la dolce vita. | |
| Narration: The sewers are still in use today, so precautions have to be taken. Simon: How do I look? I think we' re ready to face the effluvia of the ancients. Narration: But I quickly realised that penetrating these faecal caverns wasn' t going to be easy Simon: No way! I don' t think I can go down there. I hate to tell you this. I' m serious. Mark: Nobody' s ever fallen down it. Simon: Don' t like the look of it. Narration: Half an hour later, after a very 21stcentury panic attack that would have shamed the noble Romans, I managed to face this terrifying abyss. And as I descended into this twilight canyon of filth, I could smell it before I could see it . Simon: What a place! Oh, my God! What is that? This is absolutely extraordinary down here. Mark: Yes, I mean, these are terribly, terribly important. This is the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, which is the oldest | |
| surviving intact monument in Rome. Forget all the temples, forget all the palaces, this is the real start of Rome. And one of the main functions of these sewers originally was to drain the Forum that was being periodically flooded by the Tiber. It' s massive. You can sail a boat through here. And the Romans boasted about sailing boats through here. Simon: Come on, let' s explore. |
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