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subsequently adopted and built on. The stones containing the Greek inscriptions were removed from the bridge and brought to the Elazığ Museum in 1972.
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1006:Ponte Corvo
868:Pont Julien
818:Pons Aelius
550:Warren 1991
409:Warren 1991
363:Mesopotamia
227:in eastern
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49:Coordinates
21:Ağın Bridge
1375:Categories
981:Pont d'Aël
971:Pons Probi
873:Pont Serme
515:Mango 1976
393:References
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263:Roman road
225:Cappadocia
223:region of
91:Roman road
62:38°39′31″E
59:38°55′30″N
574:126773006
519:Tunç 1978
503:Hild 1977
483:Psalm 120
479:Hild 1977
455:Hild 1977
351:Sassanian
298:Christian
294:voussoirs
256:Euphrates
240:Keban Dam
213:Byzantine
1091:Portugal
729:Muqarnas
714:citation
668:(1976),
381:See also
267:Melitene
235:bridge.
189:Location
168:of spans
149:Material
95:Melitene
1122:Romania
1075:Lebanon
897:Germany
801:England
745:1523154
591:Sources
579:7 March
367:Islamic
221:ancient
219:in the
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111:Locale
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1143:Spain
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