Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

This impressive and beautiful bridge was built in 30 BC and is thought to have 11 Roman arches and to be over 175m in length.

The Fabricius bridge is 62 metres long and 5.5 metres wide, with two main arches made of stone, travertine (a limestone rock) and tuff, a material widely used in Roman construction. What sets it ...

An ancient Roman bridge became the latest victim of ... when its iconic bend and pointed arches were added. The last recorded restoration took place in 2002. “Tonight is a terrible day in ...

Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch ...

However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...