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Pons Fabricius

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The Pons Fabricius (Ponte Fabricio, meaning "Fabricius' Bridge") or Ponte dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, still existing in its original state. [1]

22 relations: Ancient Roman architecture, Arch bridge, Campus Martius, Cassius Dio, Cicero, Consul, Fabricia (gens), Gens, Herma, Italy, Janus, List of Roman bridges, Pons Cestius, Pope Innocent XI, Roman bridge, Roman engineering, Rome, San Gregorio della Divina Pietà, Tiber, Tiber Island, Travertine, Tuff.

Ancient Roman architecture

Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but differed from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style.

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Arch bridge

An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch.

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Campus Martius

The Campus Martius (Latin for the "Field of Mars", Italian Campo Marzio), was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about in extent.

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Cassius Dio

Cassius Dio or Dio Cassius (c. 155 – c. 235) was a Roman statesman and historian of Greek origin.

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Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC.

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Consul

Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently a somewhat significant title under the Roman Empire.

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Fabricia (gens)

The gens Fabricia was a plebeian family of Ancient Rome.

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Gens

In ancient Rome, a gens, plural gentes, was a family consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor.

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Herma

A herma (ἑρμῆς, pl. ἑρμαῖ hermai), commonly in English herm, is a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower section, on which male genitals may also be carved at the appropriate height.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Janus

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus (IANVS (Iānus)) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings.

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List of Roman bridges

The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders.

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Pons Cestius

The Pons Cestius (Ponte Cestio, meaning "Cestius' Bridge") is a Roman stone bridge in Rome, Italy, spanning the Tiber to the west of the Tiber Island.

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Pope Innocent XI

Pope Innocent XI (Innocentius XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, ruled from 21 September 1676 to his death.

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Roman bridge

Roman bridges, built by ancient Romans, were the first large and lasting bridges built.

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Roman engineering

Romans are famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments, although some of their own inventions were improvements on older ideas, concepts and inventions.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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San Gregorio della Divina Pietà

San Gregorio della Divina Pietà is a small church in Rome, Italy, located in Rione Sant'Angelo, near the Great Synagogue of Rome.

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Tiber

The Tiber (Latin Tiberis, Italian Tevere) is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, where it is joined by the river Aniene, to the Tyrrhenian Sea, between Ostia and Fiumicino.

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Tiber Island

The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina, Latin: Insula Tiberina) is the only island in the part of the Tiber river which runs through Rome.

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Travertine

Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs.

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Tuff

Tuff (from the Italian tufo) is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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Fabricius Bridge, Fabricius' Bridge, Ponte Fabricio, Ponte Quattro Capi, Ponte dei Quattro Capi.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pons_Fabricius

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