The Pont du Gard is a three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge across the Gardon River in southern France. It formed part of a channel about fifty kilometres long that brought water from springs near Uzes to the Roman city of Nemausus, today's Nimes. Built of huge limestone blocks fitted together without mortar, it is one of the best-preserved structures of its kind, and its height and elegant arches make it a masterpiece of Roman engineering. It is generally dated to the first century CE, and scholars have debated the precise years. The bridge later also served as a road crossing, and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist attraction.
Before and after
- 42 CEOrigins of Coptic Orthodox Church
- 43 CERome invades Britain
- c. 47 CEOrigins of London
- 48 CEPublication of Epistle to the Galatians
- 1st centuryConstruction of Pont du Gard
- 1st centuryConstruction of Garni Temple
- from 50 CE to 53 CEIberian–Armenian War
- c. 50 CEEruption of Ambrym
- 24 October 51 CEBirth of Domitian
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The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires.