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... bridge crashed down . Although Horatius ' comrades dashed back before it fell , Horatius had to save himself by swimming . But what about this bridge ? Being made of wood and not more than ten feet wide , it was called the Pons ...
... bridge crashed down . Although Horatius ' comrades dashed back before it fell , Horatius had to save himself by swimming . But what about this bridge ? Being made of wood and not more than ten feet wide , it was called the Pons ...
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... bridges , however , of which some survive from the time of Shapur I ( + III ) . Eight such bridges , of which the foundations at least probably go back to Sassanid times , still stand in Luristan . Another bridge near Susa , of which ...
... bridges , however , of which some survive from the time of Shapur I ( + III ) . Eight such bridges , of which the foundations at least probably go back to Sassanid times , still stand in Luristan . Another bridge near Susa , of which ...
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... bridge so choked this flow that at times the water on one side of the bridge was several feet higher than on the other . The water raced between the piers at dizzy speed , and only the most foolhardy boatmen " shot the bridge " at these ...
... bridge so choked this flow that at times the water on one side of the bridge was several feet higher than on the other . The water raced between the piers at dizzy speed , and only the most foolhardy boatmen " shot the bridge " at these ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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