posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
The oldest stone bridge in Rome, the Pons Aemilius was begun in 179 BCE and completed in 142 BCE. 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.
History
Alt Title
Ponte Emilio
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-03
Spatial Coverage
+41.889444+12.479444|Rome|Rome, Lazio, Italy: spanned the Tiber River
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Late Republican
Rights Statement
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