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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 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> |
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== Notes == |
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== External links == |
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*[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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*[http://traianus.rediris.es/ Traianus] – Technical investigation of Roman public works |
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 26 August 2024
Pont Serme | |
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| Coordinates | 43°16′26″N 3°03′03″E / 43.273889°N 3.050833°E |
| Carries | Via Domitia |
| Crosses | Etang de Capestang |
| Locale | Near Béziers, Hérault, France |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | Ca. 1500 m |
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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 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
[edit]Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 99 (G12), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
External links
[edit]- Pictures of the Marches of Capestang once crossed by the Pont Serme Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
