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Drought-hit Tiber River exposes ancient ruins of Nero’s Bridge in Rome
End Times Headlines ^ | 08/14/2026 | Unattributed

Posted on 08/15/2026 3:20:41 AM PDT by Adder

Scorching summer heat and prolonged drought have dramatically lowered the Tiber River in central Rome, revealing the long-submerged stone remains of a nearly 2,000-year-old bridge once known as Nero’s Bridge. According to a report from CNN, the rare sight has drawn locals and tourists to the riverbanks for a fleeting glimpse of the ancient structure that normally lies completely underwater.

The Tiber’s flow, fed by tributaries from the northern Apennine Mountains, has dropped below 80 cubic meters per second—roughly half the seasonal average—according to Rome’s civil protection coordinator Giovanni Giganti.

(Excerpt) Read more at endtimeheadlines.org ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: bridge; nero

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Just upriver from Castle Sant'Angelo...I never knew it was there... Interessante...
1 posted on 08/15/2026 3:20:41 AM PDT by Adder
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To: Adder

In some ways Europe is different from the United States.


2 posted on 08/15/2026 3:22:08 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: Adder

Italy had huge rains last year


3 posted on 08/15/2026 3:30:29 AM PDT by 11th_VA ("I got him before he got me.“ - President Trump)
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To: 11th_VA

I seem to recall some flooding...

I wonder how this year’s drought is affecting aqueduct flows, like the one to the Trevi...


4 posted on 08/15/2026 3:44:39 AM PDT by Adder ("A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.” GW.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping!

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5 posted on 08/15/2026 4:08:46 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Adder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El9kebSCPPk


6 posted on 08/15/2026 4:13:51 AM PDT by devane617 (Facts Do Not Matter To Those On The Left—It's Their God.)
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To: Adder

Cool.


7 posted on 08/15/2026 4:14:21 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: Adder

Have new migrant arrivals bring their camels.


8 posted on 08/15/2026 4:24:50 AM PDT by Kudsman (4728)
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To: Adder

How can this be, water levels were lower thousands of years ago, paging algore 🤔😂


9 posted on 08/15/2026 5:10:03 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: blitz128

Well duh, that is when they were driving coal powered 36 wheelers. Sheesh!


10 posted on 08/15/2026 5:26:04 AM PDT by Kudsman (4728)
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To: blitz128

Not only thousands of years ago….”the last time the bridge remains were visible was 2022”. Just four years ago.


11 posted on 08/15/2026 6:01:44 AM PDT by Donbue
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To: SunkenCiv

Bump


12 posted on 08/15/2026 6:33:01 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Donbue

So then not that big of a deal😂


13 posted on 08/15/2026 6:46:40 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: blitz128

Peeking above the waterline are surely only parts of the foundations of Nero’s Bridge. It’s not as if any of the span survives!


14 posted on 08/15/2026 7:34:08 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Adder
Re: "Scorching summer heat and prolonged drought have dramatically lowered the Tiber River in central Rome - and - revealed the long submerged stone remains of a 2,000 year old bridge..."

So - 2,000 years ago - the Tiber River was actually lower than it is today?

Does that mean they also had scorching heat and prolonged drought - 2,000 years ago?

15 posted on 08/15/2026 9:07:47 AM PDT by zeestephen (2024 Trump Landslide - Kamala Harris Lost By 230,000 Votes In WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: Adder

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16 posted on 08/15/2026 9:58:14 AM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue vor in)
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To: Adder

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17 posted on 08/15/2026 9:58:29 AM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue vor in)
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