' In antiquity , it was located outside of the Aurelian Wall , at a distance of 3.9 km from the Porta Nomentana . The East Romanhistorian Procopius records that the bridge was destroyed around 547 AD in the war for Italy by the Ostrogothsunder their king Totila, but soon after rebuilt by the victorious Roman general Narses (in 552) . The still intact late Republican fabric of the main arch, however, indicates that the bridge could have been only partially damaged in the event . The lower part of the bridge tower dates, according to an unproven tradition, from the time of Pope Adrian I(772–795), while the imposing castle-like structure was constructed during a general overhaul of the bridge by Pope Nicholas V (1447–1455), after which minor repairs followed in 1461, 1470, and 1474 . In 1849, the bridge was cut on a length of 7 m by French troops to check Garibaldi's advance on Rome, but it was immediately afterward restored . ' Source : @wikipedia • • Ph: Ponte Nomentano by the Aniene River . • • #Miles7one #nx7 #wanderlus7 #bridge #roma #rome #iglazio #igersroma #visitroma #loveroma #igerslazio #ig_lazio #bellaroma #ilikeitaly #italia #italy #visititaly #loveitaly #italian #igers #igdaily #travel #traveling #travelling #travels #travelphotography #traveltheworld (at Ponte Nomentano)