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An artist's impression of the fort and surrounding area from the south-east, with the Roman bridge and River Tyne in the foreground, and Hadrian's Wall in the background (far left and to the right)

Pons Aelius (Latin for "Aelian Bridge"), or Newcastle Roman Fort, was an auxiliary castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior (northern England), situated on the north bank of the River Tyne close to the centre of present-day Newcastle upon Tyne, and occupied between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD.

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Pons Aelius

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Pons Aelius (Latin for "Aelian Bridge"), or Newcastle Roman Fort, was an auxiliary castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province...

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Aelia gens

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by Hadrian also bear the name Aelius. The Pons Aelius is a bridge in Rome, now known as the Ponte Sant'Angelo. Pons Aelius also refers to a Roman settlement...

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Pons Neronianus

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completion the Emperor Hadrian built the Pons Aelius less than two hundred metres upstream. Nero's bridge was also called Pons Vaticanus (meaning "Vatican Bridge"...

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Pons Sublicius

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The Pons Sublicius is the earliest known bridge of ancient Rome, spanning the Tiber River near the Forum Boarium ("cattle forum") downstream from the Tiber...

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Pons Fabricius

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Cambridge University Press, p. 66, ISBN 0-521-39326-4 LacusCurtius: Pons Fabricius Pons Fabricius at Structurae The Waters of Rome: Tiber River Bridges and...

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History of Newcastle upon Tyne

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cross the River Tyne at that point. The bridge was called Pons Aelius or 'Bridge of Aelius', Aelius being the family name of Roman Emperor Hadrian, who was...

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Newcastle upon Tyne

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North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius. The settlement became known as Monkchester before taking on the name...

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Pons Aemilius

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The Pons Aemilius (Latin for the "Aemilian Bridge"; Italian: Ponte Emilio) is the oldest Roman stone bridge in Rome. Preceded by a wooden version, it was...

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Ponte Milvio

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(or Mulvian) Bridge (Italian: Ponte Milvio or Ponte Molle; Latin: Pons Milvius or Pons Mulvius) is a bridge over the Tiber in northern Rome, Italy. It was...

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List of bridges in Rome

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(1891–1896) Ponte Umberto I (1885) Ponte Sant'Angelo (134, formerly called Pons Aelius (Ponte Elio)) Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II (1886–1911; also called Ponte...

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Tyne Bridge

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tallest structure in Newcastle. The earliest bridge across the Tyne, Pons Aelius, was built by the Romans on the site of the present Swing Bridge around...

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Segedunum

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"victory fort". The Roman wall originally terminated at the fort of Pons Aelius (Newcastle upon Tyne) begun in 122 AD. Subsequently, in about 127 AD...

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Ouseburn

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This section of the Wall was the later extension from the Roman fort of Pons Aelius (Newcastle) to that of Segedunum (Wallsend). This newer section of the...

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List of cities founded by the Romans

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Napoca Cluj-Napoca Romania 107-108 AD Potaissa Turda Romania 120 AD Pons Aelius Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom 120 AD Durovigutum Godmanchester United...

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Ager Vaticanus

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Scossacavalli in Borgo. A third road, the via Aurelia nova, started from the Pons Aelius running southwest until today's Porta San Pancrazio. The Ager Vaticanus...

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Concangis

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(Lanchester) and Vindomora (Ebchester) and 8 miles (13 km) south from Pons Aelius (Newcastle upon Tyne). It is east of the main Roman road of Dere Street...

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Roman bridge

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of bridge-building techniques. The oldest bridge in ancient Rome was the Pons Sublicius. It was built in the 6th century BCE by Ancus Marcius over the...

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Roman Britain

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C London (Londinium) C Manchester (Mamucium) C Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius) Northwich (Condate) St Albans (Verulamium) C Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum)...

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Aqueduct of Segovia

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Iran Band-e Kaisar Italy Pons Aemilius Pons Agrippae Ponte Altinate Pons Cestius Pons Fabricius Pons Neronianus Pons Probi Pons Sublicius Pont d'Aël Pont...

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Roman roads in Britannia

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Cade's Road 100 miles 160 km Brough (Petuaria) to Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius) York (Eboracum); Thirsk; Stockton; Sadberge; Sedgefield; Chester-le-Street...

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List of Roman place names in Britain

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Stanwix in Carlisle, Cumbria ND, T Petuaria Brough, Yorkshire P, RC Pons Aelius Newcastle upon Tyne ND, T Portus Abonae Sea Mills, Bristol AI Portus...

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