. The life of the Greeks and Romans. 346 THE PONTE S. ANGELO. owing to the two heads of Janus Quadrifrons on stelai placed onthe balustrade above the tetes-du-pont. According to the inscrip-tions it was built in 62 by L. Fabricius, at that time curatorviarum. Its condition was, in 21 , examined and testified assafe by the consuls Q. Lepidus and M. Lollius. It connects thecity with the island of the Tiber, and consists of two archesextending in graceful lines from a strong pillar in the centre ofthe river to its two banks. On the base of the pillar, between the. Fig. 368. two chief arc
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. 346 THE PONTE S. ANGELO. owing to the two heads of Janus Quadrifrons on stelai placed onthe balustrade above the tetes-du-pont. According to the inscrip-tions it was built in 62 by L. Fabricius, at that time curatorviarum. Its condition was, in 21 , examined and testified assafe by the consuls Q. Lepidus and M. Lollius. It connects thecity with the island of the Tiber, and consists of two archesextending in graceful lines from a strong pillar in the centre ofthe river to its two banks. On the base of the pillar, between the. Fig. 368. two chief arches, the masonry is interrupted by a third arch,which gives an appearance of grace to the whole structure. Theside of the pillar turned towards the current of the stream ismade into a sharp edge. Two other smaller arches, nearer thebanks, add to the firmness of the structure, being filled up withearth. One of the first Roman bridges is the Pons iElius, built across
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