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For thousands of years, bridges have been built to overcome natural obstacles, facilitating communication, transport and military campaigns. In addition to these central infrastructural functions, bridges can be charged with other meanings, e.g. in religious contexts or as reflecting the relationship between humans and their environment. The present volume sheds light on the diversity of ancient bridges in the Mediterranean and their cultural significance, thus complementing research on ancient roads. The individual contributions offer in-depth insights into the functions and perceptions of ancient bridges in several regions and periods and combine archaeological, historical, philological, and philosophical research. With its wide range of topics and approaches, this collection brings together different perspectives on ancient bridges and inspires new transdisciplinary approaches to future research. Anna Klara Falke studied Classical Archaeology at the University of Münster and works at the LVR-Landesmuseum.Florian Neitmann studies and teaches ancient Judaism and New Testament at the University of Münster, where he completed his doctorate on "The Law in the Fourth Book of Ezra."Aleksandar Simic is doing his doctorate at the University of Belgrade. His dissertation topic is about Athens in the Roman Empire. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2026.10.36
Bridges in the Ancient Mediterranean [...] productively adopts a [...] broader perspective, with contributions engaging with how river crossings (whether monumental bridges or more transient structures) were developed, conceptualized, and imbued with political, social, and religious meaning. [...]
Cross-references among the chapters show the benefits of the interdisciplinary conversations from which the collection emerged, and unexpected parallels repeatedly appear between regions that are rarely treated together. [...]
The volume is attractively produced and generously illustrated, with color used where appropriate. [...] At a moment when environmental and landscape approaches continue to reshape the study of the ancient world, bridges offer particularly revealing evidence for the interaction between human communities and mutable natural environments.
