Tiberina Island
According to the legend the island was created by silt piling up on the crops of the Tarquins thrown into the Tiber when the last king of this line was driven out of Rome. Natural island, It grew on the centuries of waste
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Ancient
place of cult dedicated to Esculapio the God of the medicine, whose
snake, was carried to Rome from Epidauro in order to vanquish a terrible
plague in 293 b.C.. The snake slid from the boat, swam upstream, and made
the island its home. As this was clearly a sign of divine intent a temple
was built in honour of Esculapio. The island's shape suggests a ship and
an obelisk was placed in the middle for a mast. To the Temple the first
hospital of Rome was annexed, whose intense activity continues to our
days.
The Tiberine Island is connected to the mainland by two bridges.
The first one is Cestio Bridge raised in 46 b. C. by Lucio
Sestio.
It has bwas rebuilt in the 19th century using the original stone. The
second is Fabricio bridge, also known as the Bridge of "four
heads
" on account of the Hermes with four heads set at the far end. Built
by Lucio Fabricio in 62 b.C. It has been preserved intact even if the
periodic flood of the Tiber river caused many restorations; the
smaller arch served as a passage for the water when the river was in
flood. In the Middle Ages was known as "Bridge of the Jews" for
its proximity to the Jewish
Ghetto of Rome .
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