Cendere BridgePlaces to Visit in Adiyaman

During the early part of the third century, after the Parthians were defeated by Septimius Severus and Mesopotamia was incorporated into the Roman Empire, the Cendere Bridge was built. This new construction made the old Upper Euphrates defense line redundant, leading to a reorganization of the region.

In 203/204 CE, soldiers from the Sixteenth Legion Flavia Firma constructed the Cendere Bridge by crossing the Chabinas River, which is now called the Cendere River. The bridge, measuring 118 meters in length, links the road leading to Mount Nemrut and was funded by the four towns of Commagene.

Two pillars, each adorned with statues, stood on either side of the bridge. One set of statues depicted the emperor, his wife Julia Domna, and their son Caracalla. However, after the assassination of Geta in 211 AD, his name was removed from the inscriptions, and his statues were dismantled.

The Cendere River flows into the Keban Dam and eventually merges with the Euphrates River near Adiyaman.