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Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis
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The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero's Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tiber’s right bank. “...

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