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The '''Pont Serme''' or '''Pons Selinus''', later called the '''Pons Septimus''', was a [[Roman bridge]] of the [[Via Domitia]] in [[Hérault]], southern [[France]]. The approximately 1500 m<ref name="O’Connor, Colin, 99">O’Connor (1993), p. 99</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Orb River]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in terms of length even the [[Trajan's Bridge]] over the [[Danube]]. Today, very little traces are left at the site, save the name proper which passed over to a village nearby.
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The '''Pont Serme''' or '''Pons Selinus''', later called the '''Pons Septimus''', was a [[Roman bridge]] of the [[Via Domitia]] in the [[Aude]] department, commune of [[Coursan]], [[Occitania]] southern [[France]]. The approximately 1500&nbsp;m<ref name="O’Connor, Colin, 99">{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=99}}</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Aude (river)|Aude River]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in length even the [[Trajan's Bridge]] over the [[Danube]]. Today, few traces remain of the viaduct, other than its name, which has passed over to a nearby wine-estate called "Domaine de Pontserme " <ref>{{cite web | url=https://carlig.typepad.fr/viadomitia/2007/07/le-viaduc-de-po.html | title=Le Viaduc de Pontserme }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icipresent.com/products/le-marin-de-pontserme | title=Coffret vin du Languedoc BIO 2 bouteilles rouget et blanc }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Roman bridges]]
* [[Roman architecture]]
* [[Roman engineering]]

== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* {{Citation
* Colin O’Connor: ''Roman Bridges'', Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4, p. 99
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== See also ==
*[[Roman bridge]]
| title = Roman Bridges
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
*[[List of Roman bridges]]
| year = 1993
*[[Roman architecture]]
| pages = 99 (G12)
*[[Roman engineering]]
| isbn = 0-521-39326-4
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.decouverte34.com/Etang-de-Capestang Pictures of the Marches of Capestang once crossed by the Pont Serme]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092320/http://www.decouverte34.com/Etang-de-Capestang Pictures of the Marches of Capestang once crossed by the Pont Serme] Archived from [http://www.decouverte34.com/Etang-de-Capestang the original] on 2007-09-29.

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Latest revision as of 18:59, 26 August 2024

Pont Serme
Coordinates43°16′26″N 3°03′03″E / 43.273889°N 3.050833°E / 43.273889; 3.050833
CarriesVia Domitia
CrossesEtang de Capestang
LocaleNear Béziers, Hérault, France
Characteristics
Total lengthCa. 1500 m
Location
Map

The Pont Serme or Pons Selinus, later called the Pons Septimus, was a Roman bridge of the Via Domitia in the Aude department, commune of Coursan, Occitania southern France. The approximately 1500 m[1] long viaduct crossed the wide marshes of the Aude River and the Etang de Capestang west of Béziers, surpassing in length even the Trajan's Bridge over the Danube. Today, few traces remain of the viaduct, other than its name, which has passed over to a nearby wine-estate called "Domaine de Pontserme " [2] [3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ O’Connor 1993, pp. 99
  2. ^ "Le Viaduc de Pontserme".
  3. ^ "Coffret vin du Languedoc BIO 2 bouteilles rouget et blanc".

Sources

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  • O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 99 (G12), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
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