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ID: 700009286
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009286
Record Type: Built Work
Milvian Bridge (arch bridge; unknown ancient Roman architect; ca. 115 CE on location of an e...)
Note: Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome. Site of a famous ancient battle in 312 CE when Constantine I defeated Maxentius.
Titles:
Milvian Bridge (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Mulvian Bridge (C,U,English-P,U,U)
Ponte Milvio (C,U,Italian-P,U,U)
Ponte Molle (C,U,Italian,U,U)
Pons Mulvius (C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
arch bridge [300007838] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by form>)

Classifications:
not applicable (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 115 CE on location of an earlier bridge dating to 63 BCE; major renovations in 1429, 18th century, and 1849

Creator Display:
unknown ancient Roman architect [preferred]
architects unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]
Locations:
Roma [7279246] Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (region (administrative division)), Chile (nation), South America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Tevere, Fiume [7038573] Roma province (province), Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: stone and brick span bridge
stone (worked rock) [300011176]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)
brick (clay material) [300010463]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)
spans (structural elements) [300404715]
.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <spanning and projecting structural elements>)

Dimensions: over 135 meters
Cultures:
Ancient Roman (preferred)

General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works
Sources and Contributors:
Milvian Bridge........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Ancient Rome," accessed 4 September 2017
Mulvian Bridge........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Ponte Milvio........ [VP]
........ TCI: Roma e Dintorni (1977)
Ponte Molle........ [VP]
........ TCI: Roma e Dintorni (1977)
Pons Mulvius........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Subject: ....... [VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
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