Title

Spain, Extremadura

Caption

Spain. Extremadura. Alcantara Bridge. Roman Bridge. It was bilt over Thagus river between 104-106 AD by order of the emperor Trajan. The missing arch was demolished in 1809 and rebuilt in 1860. Engraving. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Extremadura, 1870.

Date

2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B24_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,4Mb (2,4Mb) / 16,9in x 7,9in / 5079 x 2366 (300dpi)

Keywords

stone 1809 1870 19th century 2nd century 2nd century A.D 2nd century AD Alcantara Alcantara Bridge Caius Julius Lacer Cronica General de España Europe Extremadura Hispania Roman Roman Empire Romans Spain Spanish Tagus Tagus River Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara architecture bridge contemporary period demolished drawing engineering engineering work engraving geography history landscape missing arch opus pontis province reign Trajan river roman age stone