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PONS AEMILIUS - The Oldest Roman Bridge Built In Rome In142 BC

PONS AEMILIUS - the oldest Roman bridge built in Rome in142 BC

In the background there is PONS FABRICIUS one of the few Roman bridge still existing in its original state. Has been continuously in use since 62 BC (the year after Cicero was consul) when, according to Dio Cassius, the bridge was built. It take its name by Lucius Fabricius, the curator of the roads and a member of the gens Fabricia of Rome.


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