Pons Aemilius
unknown (Ancient Roman)
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Date
-142--179Description
Context view, looking northwest over the Tiber; The oldest stone bridge in Rome, the Pons Aemilius was begun in 179 BC and completed in 142 BC. It stood almost intact until 1598, when floods swept away two supporting piers and three of the arches. Two remaining arches were dismantled in 1885, leaving only a single arch standing in mid-river. Source: Encyclopaedia Romana [website]; http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/ (accessed 7/11/2008)
Type of Work
bridge (built work); archSubject
architectural exteriors, engineering and industry, manufacturing, bridges (built works), transportation, Late Republican
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