Bridges of Rome By Max Villaire Pons Fabricius

Bridges of Rome By Max Villaire

Pons Fabricius ➔ Oldest Roman Bridge in existence ◆ Built in 62 BCE ➔ 5. 5 M x 62 M (18 ft x 203 ft) ➔ Spans Half of the Tiber River ➔ Inscription: ◆ L. FABRICIVS. C. F. CVR. VIAR |FACIVNDVM. COERAVIT | IDEMQVE | PROBAVIT ◆ Lucius Fabricius, Son of Gaius, Superintendent of the road, took care and likewise approved that it be built http: //www. livius. org/a/italy/rome/b ridge_fabricius/bridge_of_fabriciu s 06. jpg

Ponte Sant’Angelo ➔ Built in 134 CE ➔ Dedicated to Emperor Hadrian ➔ Spans the Tiber River ◆ From the Center of the city to the Mausoleum ➔ Was Originally known as Pons Aelius http: //www. livius. org/a/italy/rome/bridge_aelius/pons_aelius_4. JPG

Pons Cestius ➔ 48 M x 8 M ➔ Built soon after the Pons Fabricius ➔ First stone bridge from the island to the right bank of the river. ➔ Currently known as Ponte S Bartolomeo http: //etc. usf. edu/clipart/16900/16958/pons_cestius_16958_lg. gif

Pons Sublicius ➔ Earliest known bridge of ancient Italy ➔ spans Tiber river from the forum to the bottom of Aventine Hill ➔ Built around 642 BCE http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Pons_Sublicius_-_Project_Gutenberg_e. Text_19694. jpg

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