The Romane historie vvritten by T. Livius of Padua. Also, the Breviaries of L. Florus: with a chronologie to the whole historie: and the Topographie of Rome in old time. Translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke

CHAP. IIII.The bridge Aelius, now S. Angel, the Vaticane or Triumphall, the Ianiculensis or Aurelianus.

THe bridge at this day called S. Angell, in times past Aelius, tooke that name of Aelius Hadria∣nus, for he built that bridge, and neere unto it a sepulchre, which they call Moles Hadriani.

Beneath this there is another which giveth passage into the mount Vaticane and the plain thereof, and thereupon they named it Vaticanus; also Triumphalis, for that over it they went up in triumph to the Capitoll, to give thankes to Iupiter and rejoice. The piles are yet to bee seene in Tyber, overagainst the spittle or hospitall of S. Spirit. The third bare the name Ianiculensis of Iani∣culum neere unto it, and Aurelianus of the port-way Aurelia, or the gate so called. Antonius Pius pa∣ved it over with marble, and being demolished in the civile wars, was called the broken bridge. Af∣terwards Pope Xystus the fourth reedified it, and gave unto it his owne name.