Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Saint-Chamas (Bouches-du-Rhône, 13) |
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| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Printed book |
| Date | 1631 |
| Inscription | |
| References | Gölnitz 1631, p. 524 |
| Bibliography | Mesqui 1981, p. 170 ; Gateau 1996, pp. 281-282 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 34-35, 88 |
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Transcription
Mesqui 1981, p. 170 ; Gateau 1996, pp. 281-282 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 34-35, 88
The ‘Pont Flavien’ (1st century) comprises a single semicircular arch constructed with large stone blocks. Triumphal arches stand at each entrance
« Altero mane in viâ, quæ ducit ad opid. S. Chamas, occurrit rivulus per vicina prata & agros se extendens : cui pons superstructus, antiquus Romani ædificii index, latus vi, longus xxx passus ; duobus fornicibus affabrè structis subsistens, inscriptioneque antiquâ insignitus. »