Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees, northern England. It is near the villages of Cliffe (North Yorkshire) and...
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metres (1,480 ft) east of Piercebridge, at the east side of Cliffe, Richmondshire. Piercebridge is named after its Roman bridge or brigg: in 1104 it was...
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Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham...
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Lanchester, Roman fort with reservoirs, dams and aqueducts Piercebridge Roman Bridge, next to Piercebridge Roman Fort, Piercebridge Piercebridge Roman Fort,...
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The ancient Romans were the first civilization to build large, permanent bridges. Early Roman bridges used techniques introduced by Etruscan immigrants...
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of Roman bridges. A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes any of these features: Roman arches Roman pillars Roman foundations Roman abutments...
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Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост, romanized: Trajanov most), also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman...
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The Roman Bridge (German: Römerbrücke) is an ancient structure in Trier, Germany, over the Moselle. It is the oldest standing bridge in the country, and...
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Aqueduct of Segovia (redirect from Segovia bridge)
its complete arcade of 167 arches, is one of the best-preserved Roman aqueduct bridges and the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence...
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Pons Aemilius (category Roman bridges in Italy)
The Pons Aemilius (Latin for the "Aemilian Bridge"; Italian: Ponte Emilio) is the oldest Roman stone bridge in Rome. Preceded by a wooden version, it was...
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Ponte Sant'Angelo (redirect from Sant'angelo Bridge)
Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius...
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The Roman bridge of Salamanca (in Spanish: Puente romano de Salamanca), also known as Puente Mayor del Tormes, is a Roman bridge crossing the Tormes River...
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Pons Fabricius (redirect from Fabricius' Bridge)
pillar in the middle of the stream. The arches of this bridge are the first ones on any Roman bridge that were not semi-circular. This is possibly caused...
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Ponte Milvio (redirect from Milvian Bridge)
and strategically important bridge in the era of the Roman Empire and was the site of the famous Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, which led to the...
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Trajan's Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Trajano) is a Roman bridge in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves in the Portuguese...
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Dere Street (category Roman roads in Scotland)
River Tees over a stone arch bridge near the present-day Piercebridge Roman Fort ruins. Such bridges were rare in Roman Britain except for here in the...
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Pons Sublicius (category Roman bridges in Italy)
opposite end of the bridge while the Roman soldiers broke the bridge. In modern English literature, the story of Horatius at the bridge was re-told by Thomas...
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Aqueduct of Valens (category Bridges completed in the 4th century)
Su Kemeri, Ancient Greek: Ἀγωγὸς τοῦ ὕδατος, romanized: Agōgós tou hýdatos, lit. 'aqueduct') was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century...
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Pont du Gard (redirect from Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct))
Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes)...
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The Albarregas Roman bridge (Spanish: Puente Romano sobre El Albarregas) is a Roman bridge located in Mérida, Spain. The bridge, which is built of granite...
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Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's...
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in their comprehensive surveys of Roman bridges. According to a recent (2014) reappraisal by David Nicolle, the bridge is entirely Zengid in origin, without...
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Chester-le-Street Roman fort". Natural England. "MAGiC MaP : Binchester Roman fort". Natural England. "MAGiC MaP : Piercebridge Roman fort". Natural England...
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Pons Aelius (category Bridges in Roman Britain)
(Latin for "Aelian Bridge"), or Newcastle Roman Fort, was an auxiliary castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province of Britannia...
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(2 km) to the east (where it crosses the River Coquet). The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Portgate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and...
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over the River Tees, at Piercebridge. Under the command of Captain John Hotham, around 580 troops had barricaded the bridge. Newcastle sent an advance...
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Pont d'Aël (category Roman bridges in Italy)
other Roman bridges in the Aosta valley are still intact: the Pont-Saint-Martin in the town of the same name and the Pont de Pierre in Aosta. The bridge traverses...
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Band-e Kaisar (redirect from Bridge of Valerian)
3rd century CE, using Roman prisoners of war as the workforce, it is the easternmost example of Roman bridge design and Roman dam. Its dual-purpose design...
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Acueducto de los Milagros (category Roman bridges in Spain)
fall of the Roman Empire, the aqueduct fell into decay and today it is in ruins with only a relatively small section of the aqueduct bridge standing. It...
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Pons Cestius (redirect from Cestius' Bridge)
The Pons Cestius (Latin for the "Cestian Bridge"; Italian: Ponte Cestio) is an ancient Roman bridge connecting the right bank of the Tiber with the west...
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