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title: View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12604/view-of-the-severan-bridge-from-the-southeast/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12604.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12604.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Severan Bridge (also known as Cendere Bridge) is a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) bridge located near the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Arsameia (today Eskikale), 55 km (34 miles) north east of Adıyaman in southeastern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). It was built by the Sixteenth Roman legion stationed at Samosata (Samsat) in the last years of the 2nd century CE. The columns on the southeastern end of the bridge were dedicated to emperor [Septimius Severus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Septimius_Severus/) and his wife [Julia Domna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Julia_Domna/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2020, August 19). View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12604/view-of-the-severan-bridge-from-the-southeast/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 19, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12604/view-of-the-severan-bridge-from-the-southeast/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Aug 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12604/view-of-the-severan-bridge-from-the-southeast/>.

## License & Copyright

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