Ponte Emilio

Alternative Names
Pons Aemilius
Ponte Rotto
Date
179-142 BCE
Work Type
bridge
Material/Technique
stone
tufa
concrete
Style/Period
Republican Roman

First stone bridge in Rome, started ca. 179 BCE, finished 142 BCE. Restored for the first time in 12 BCE by Augustus; damaged in 1230 and rebuilt by Pope Gregory XI; damaged by flood in 1557 but again rebuilt by Pope Gregory XIII; damaged by floods in 1575 and 1598 and later remained abandoned.

References

Livy (XL.51.4)
Wikipedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Rotto Accessed 5 November 2025

See Also
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
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    View of the Ponte Rotto from the Ponte Palatino
  • Ponte Rotto - Exterior: View from East
    Exterior: View on Ponte Palatino, East of Ponte Rotto
  • Ponte Rotto - Exterior: View from South
    Exterior: View on Ponte Palatino, South of Ponte Rotto
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