Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis - WXXV News 25

Rome drought exposes 2,000-year-old bridge usually hidden beneath the Tiber

After weeks of extreme heat and little rain, the Tiber in Rome has receded enough to reveal parts of a nearly 2,000-year-old bridge from the city's imperial era. While the sight may seem like a rare archaeological marvel, it is also a warning sign of a deepening water crisis, according to CNN. Here's what to know Parts of Nero's Bridge, known as the Pons Neronianus, are now visible because drought has lowered the Tiber below the level of a struc…

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The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero’s Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tiber’s right bank. “Nero is the most famous person linked to this area, because precisely in Nero’s circus, where the Vatican is now located, the Apostle Peter was martyred…

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis - WXXV News 25

By  PAOLO SANTALUCIA ROME (AP) — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero’s Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tiber’s right bank. “Nero is the most famous person linked to this area, because precisely in Nero’s circus, where the Vatican is now locat…