Ponte Nomentano

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Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′ 1 ″  N , 12 ° 31 ′ 57 ″  E

Ponte Nomentano
(Pons Lamentanus)
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use footbridge
Convicted Via Nomentana
Crossing of Aniene
place Rome ( Italy )
construction Arch bridge with vaulted vaults
overall length 60 m
width 7.35 m
Number of openings 3
Clear width Max. 15 m
construction time Probably 1 century BC Chr.
location
Ponte Nomentano (Lazio)
Ponte Nomentano

The Ponte Nomentano ( called Pons Lamentanus in the Middle Ages ) is a Roman bridge in the northeastern urban area of Rome (Monte Sacro, Quartier Nomentano) in Italy , whose history dates back to the 1st century BC. Goes back to BC. The picturesque stone bridge whose center is decorated with a medieval tower bridge, the longest in its history was just outside the city where they the street Via Nomentana over the Tiber River tributary Aniene wore.

history

In ancient times, the Ponte Nomentano was about 3.9 km from the Porta Nomentana gate of the Aurelian city wall of Rome . The Eastern Roman historian Prokop reports that the bridge was destroyed around 547 AD in the war for Italy by the Ostrogoths under their king Totila , but that the victorious Eastern Roman general Narses had it rebuilt as early as 552. The bridge arch from the late Republican period still preserved today indicates, however, that the damage to the bridge could only have been limited.

According to an unconfirmed tradition, the lower part of the bridge tower dates from the time of Pope Hadrian I (772–795), while the castle-like structures were built as part of a basic repair by Pope Nicholas V (1447–1455), after which minor repairs were necessary the years 1461, 1470 and 1474 followed.

In the 18th and 19th centuries in particular, the bridge was a popular motif for artists. B. the realistic painting Ponte Nomentano by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot reveals. In 1849 the bridge was demolished by French troops over a length of 7 m to stop Garibaldi's advance on Rome, but was repaired immediately afterwards.

Today the bridge, which is closed to vehicle traffic, lies in the middle of the Valle dell'Aniene Park, well within the municipal boundaries of Rome.

construction

The 31.30 m long superstructure of the Ponte Nomentano has essentially retained its medieval character, while the dimensions of the bridge with 60 m total length and 7.35 m width have remained practically unchanged since ancient times. The 15 m wide main arch undoubtedly dates back to ancient times and, judging by its semicircular shape and the execution of the travertine masonry, was probably built in the late Republic or the early Principate period of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). Apart from that, only a few layers of travertine blocks in the outer walls can be assigned with certainty to the Roman era. The two brick arches on the side were built at the time of Pope Innocent X (1644–1655) in place of the older stone vaults.

Under the Roman Aniene bridges, the Ponte Nomentano, the Ponte Salario and the Ponte Mammolo originally had a fortification tower, as was also preserved at the Ponte di San Francesco (14th century).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), p. 37
  2. ^ Procopius: De Bello Gothico , 3.24
  3. ^ Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), pp. 37, 39.
  4. ↑ a b Silvia Koci Montanari (2006), p. 84ff.
  5. ↑ Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), pp. 37-38
  6. ↑ Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), pp. 38-39
  7. ↑ a b Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), p. 39
  8. ^ O'Connor (1993), p. 68
  9. ^ Il Ponte di S. Francesco (ital.)

literature

  • Colin O'Connor: Roman Bridges , Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4 , p. 68
  • Silvia Koci Montanari: The ancient bridges of Rome , Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2006, ISBN 3-7954-1814-3 , p. 84ff.
  • Vittorio Galliazzo: I ponti romani. Catalogo generale , Vol. 2, Edizioni Canova, Treviso 1994, ISBN 88-85066-66-6 , pp. 37-39

See also

Web links

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