Friday, January 29, 2010

Roman Bridge Arch Completed

 
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Completed Roman Bridge.

Roman Bridge Construction #3

 
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This is Plate #3 showing the final construction of the bridge piers and arches.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Caesar's Bridge

 
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This is one view of "Caesar's Bridge" that the legions built across the Rhenus (Rhine) River. It was built for the purpose of putting the Roman Army across the river to show the Germanic Tribes that it could be done by the Romans. Two weeks after it was built, the army recrossed the bridge and then destroyed it.

Legio III "Cyrenaica" Campground, Wells, ME

 
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This is sketch-map of the Legio III "Cyrenaica" encampment just outside of Wells, Maine.

Roman Road network from Rome in the central portion of Italy

 
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This map shows the main highways leading from Rome.
The roads were long in use after the Empire had fallen into disarray and at least one of the roads is still in use.

Roads Leading from Rome

 
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It is thought that this map is a reproduction of an original Roman map. This is the portion showing Rome and the roads leading from and to it called the Peutinger Map, which was reproduced by literary monks some time during the dark ages.

Legio III "Cyrenaica" Campground, Webster, MA

 
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This is a sketch-map of the Legio III "Cyrenaica" encampment in Webster, Mass.