Constantine's Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 43°45′49″N 24°27′25″E / 43.76361°N 24.45694°E |
| Crosses | Danube |
| Locale | Between Sucidava (present-day Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (modern Gigen, Bulgaria) |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 2,437 m (7,995 ft) |
| Width | 5.7 m (19 ft) |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 0328 |
| Opened | 5 July 328 AD[1][2][3] |
| Closed | mid-4th century |
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Constantine's Bridge (Latin: Pons per Danuvium Ductus,[4] Bulgarian: Константинов мост, Konstantinov most; Romanian: Podul lui Constantin cel Mare) was a Roman bridge over the Danube used to reconquer Dacia. It was completed in 328 AD and remained in use for four decades.[5]
It was officially opened on 5 July 328 AD in the presence of emperor Constantine the Great.[2] With an overall length of 2,434 metres (7,986 ft), 1,137 metres (3,730 ft) of which spanned the Danube's riverbed,[6] Constantine's Bridge is considered the longest ancient river bridge and one of the longest of all time.[7]
- ^ "Podul lui Constantin; County: Olt; Site: Sucidava - Celei;". Cimec.ro. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b Madgearu 2013, p. 311.
- ^ Opriș, Ioan Carol; Speriatu, Vicentiu S.; Călina, Vlad-Nicolae (2022). Pons per Danuvium ductus. Date noi despre podul lui Constantin cel Mare dintre Oescus și Sucidava.
- ^ The bridge was first mentioned by Sextus Aurelius Victor (c. 320 – c. 390), in Liber de Caesaribus, 41.18, who writes the following: "Pons per Danuvium ductus; castra castellaque pluribus locis commode posita" (A bridge was constructed over the Danube; forts and fortlets were built in numerous proper places) Opriș, Ioan Carol; Speriatu, Vicentiu S.; Călina, Vlad-Nicolae (2022). Pons per Danuvium ductus. Date noi despre podul lui Constantin cel Mare dintre Oescus și Sucidava.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ponticawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Both figures from: Tudor 1974, p. 139; Galliazzo 1994, p. 319
- ^ Galliazzo 1994, p. 319