Drought-hit Tiber River exposes ancient ruins of Nero’s Bridge in Rome

End Times Headlines ^ | 08/14/2026 | Unattributed

[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.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: bridge; godsgravesglyphs; nero; romanempire

[Adder]

Just upriver from Castle Sant'Angelo...I never knew it was there... Interessante...

[ansel12]

In some ways Europe is different from the United States.

[11th_VA]

Italy had huge rains last year

[Adder]

I seem to recall some flooding...

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

[Lurker]

Ping!

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[devane617]

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

[MayflowerMadam]

Cool.

[Kudsman]

Have new migrant arrivals bring their camels.

[blitz128]

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

[Kudsman]

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

[Donbue]

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

[Vaquero]

Bump

[blitz128]

So then not that big of a deal😂

[one guy in new jersey]

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!

[zeestephen]

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?

[redinIllinois]

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[redinIllinois]

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[SunkenCiv]