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. VII. The Senatours bridge called also Palatine, and that which is named Sublicius.

BEneath the abovenamed Island, as it were a darts cast off, was the seventh bridge, called Sena∣torum pons, of the Senatours: also Palatinus, of the mount Palatine neere adjoining: and at this day named it is the bridge of S. Marie in Aegypt, by reason of S. Maries church neere by.

Now followeth the last bridge Sublicius, and which also is counted the most auncient of all others. This was first made of tymber by Ancus Martius, at the very foot of the Aventine mount: framed onely with a floure of plankes without any yron spikes and nailes or props to shoare against it, so as in time of warre and trouble it might bee taken in peeces one from another. Now

Sublicius it was called a Sublicis, i. great strong posts. But afterwards Aemilius Lepidus made it of stone, and called it by his owne name Aemilius. Some say it was paved with marble stone, and thereupon na∣med the marble bridge. Vpon it in old time fat beggers craving almes of the passengers by. From it also leud and wicked malefactors, were throwne downe headlong into Tyber. This bridge as well as others, was often demolished, and built up againe by one or other.