Sangarius Bridge
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title:
Sangarius Bridge
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The Sangarius Bridge or Bridge of Justinian is a late Roman bridge over the river Sakarya in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. It was built by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565 AD) to improve communications between the capital Constantinople and the eastern provinces of his empire. With a remarkable length of 430 m, the bridge was mentioned by several contemporary writers, and has been associated with a supposed project, first proposed by Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, to construct
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Late Roman (562) bridge in Turkey
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangarius_Bridge
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date modified:
2023-04-15T19:48:22Z
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