Ponte Fabricio

  • The Bridge of Fabricius is the original and best preserved of the ten Bridges of Ancient Rome.
  • In Latin the bridge was known as the Pons Fabricio, whilst in Italian it is known as both the Ponte Fabricio and the Ponte del Quattro Capi.

History

  • The Bridge was built in stone in 62 BCE and connects Tiber Island with the East Bank and Campus Martius.
  • It spans one half of the river Tiber, the other half was spanned by the Pons Cestius.
  • On the parapet are two marble pillars known as the Quattro Capi, which each have a double headed sculpture of Janus.

 

Ponte Fabricio

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