ON THE BRIDGES

...greatest, holding tribunician power for the 7th time, Imperator for the 6th, Consul for the 2nd, Father of the Fatherland. AND GRATIAN, Pious, Fortunate, Greatest, Victorious and Triumphant, Forever Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Great Conqueror of the Franks, Great Conqueror of the Goths, holding tribunician power for the 3rd time, Imperator for the 2nd, Consul for the first, Father of the Fatherland, ordered the bridge of the happy name of Gratian to be built and dedicated for the use of the Senate and the Roman people This refers to the Pons Cestius, rebuilt by the emperors Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian in 370 CE. In our time, however, it is called the Bridge of Saint Bartholomew Located at the Tiber Island, leading toward the Trastevere district.

Janiculan

Aurelian

The fifth bridge was called the Aurelian, and later the Janiculan. The Emperor Antoninus Pius built it of marble, after it had been destroyed by Nero. Pope Sixtus IV, Pontifex Maximus, rebuilt it for the use of the Roman people and the officials of the Curia with a sumptuous work of Travertine stone original: "tyburtinis lapidibus". Its length is 215 feet, and it is called the Bridge of Sixtus Ponte Sisto; previously, however, it was called the "Broken Bridge" original: "pons ruptus" by the curial officials.

Triumphal

The sixth bridge was called the Triumphal, located near the church and Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Saxia Santo Spirito in Sassia, where traces of its antiquity are still visible. It was previously also called the Vatican Bridge. Your Holiness Addressing the reigning Pope, Julius II intends to restore it, and it is already called the Bridge of Julius by the Roman people.

Aelian

The seventh bridge of the City was called the Aelian or Hadrianic bridge, having been built by the Emperor Aelius Hadrian himself near his tomb The "Mole of Hadrian," now known as the Castel Sant'Angelo. In our time, it is named the Bridge of Saint Angelo. Beneath these aforementioned bridges, the royal Tiber glides with a swift current. Near its bank, a marble stone was recently excavated, carved with these letters:

Sabinus