place
Sacrum Cloacinae
the shrine of Cloacina
A small shrine in the Roman Forum, by the Tabernae Novae, sacred to Cloacina (an aspect of Venus); near it Verginius seized the knife with which he killed his daughter.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 3 §48 Cloacina
An ancient shrine in the Forum (to Cloacina, an aspect of Venus) by the Tabernae Novae; beside it Verginius snatched the butcher's knife.