The Roman bridge of Canosa di Puglia: a metrological approach

Germano Germanò
Abstract:
The Roman bridge of Canosa (Southern Italy) was built in the 2nd century A.D. to cross the Ofanto river along the Via Traiana, the route that connected Rome with the port of Brindisi, on the Adriatic Sea. Over the centuries, architectural transformations have deeply altered the original structure, making it lose the traces of the monumental central arch. A metrological approach in the study of the monument has proven to be essential to formulate hypotheses about the original configuration of the bridge and to include its central span as one of the longest among the bridges of the Roman age.
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2020 (ONLINE)
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Trento, ITALY
Time:
22 October 2020 - 24 October 2020