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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">{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=99}}</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Orb River]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in |
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">{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=99}}</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Orb River]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in 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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Pont Serme | |
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| Coordinates | 43°16′26″N 3°03′03″E / 43.2739°N 3.0508°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 Hérault, southern France. The approximately 1500 m[1] long viaduct crossed the wide marshes of the Orb River and the Etang de Capestang west of Béziers, surpassing in 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.
Notes
- ^ O’Connor 1993, pp. 99
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 99 (G12), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
See also
External links
- Pictures of the Marches of Capestang once crossed by the Pont Serme
- Traianus – Technical investigation of Roman public works
