Lowered Waters Expose Ancient 'Pompey's Bridge' In Georgian River
Lowered Waters Expose Ancient 'Pompey's Bridge' In Georgian River May 31, 2021 14:04 GMT Share share Print The opening of floodgates at a Soviet-era hydroelectric dam north of Tbilisi has lowered the waters of the Mtkvari River, exposing a bridge across an ancient crossing point for archaeologists to study. This is a rarely seen section of what is known as Pompey’s Bridge in the Mtkvari River, just north of Tbilisi, on May 28. The remnants of the bridge usually are submerged and invisible beneath the surface of the river that runs through Georgia’s ancient capital of Mtskheta. A painting ...
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