Ponte Sublicio

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Ponte Sublicio, also known as Ponte Aventino or Ponte Marmoreo, is a bridge in Rome, Italy, over and linking the two banks of the river Tiber, connecting the Aventine Hill and Testaccio on one side (Piazza dell'Emporio, in the rione of Ripa) with Trastevere on the other side (Piazza di Porta Portese, in the quartiere of Portuense). The most ancient bridge in Rome crossed river Tiber just downstream of the Tiber Island, in correspondence with the former ford that, during the protohistoric age, was a required stop along the north-south way, at the feet of the Aventine Hill. Its building has been ascribed to King Ancus Marcius (642–617 BCE) by Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus. No traces of the old bridge can be seen.

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