Pons

Pons, ntis, m., a geographical proper name.

• I Pons Argenteus, the modern Argens, Lepid. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 2; 10, 35.—
• II Pons Campanus, Hor. S. 1, 5, 45; Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62.—
• III Aureoli, the modern Pontiruolo, Trebell. XXX. Tyr. Aureol. al.

2. Pōns, Pontis, m., als geogr. Eigenname: I) Pōns Argenteus, Ort u. Brücke über den Fluß Argenteus (j. Argens) im narbonens. Gallien, Lepid. in Cic. ep. 10, 34, 4 u. 35, 2. – II) Pōns Campānus, eine Brücke an der via Appia über den Fluß Savo, hinter Sinuessa an der Grenze des kampan. Gebietes, wozu sie gleichs. den Eingang bildete, Hor. sat. 1, 5, 45. – III) Pōns Aureoli, Brücke an der Addua (j. Adda) im zisalpin. Gallien, Treb. Poll. trig. tyr. 11. § 4.

2 Pōns (16) Campanus, m. , le pont Campanien [dans le canton de Falerne] : Hor. S. 1, 5, 45 ; - Argenteus Lepid. Fam. 10, 34, 2, le pont dʼArgens [Gaule Narbonnaise] || pons Saravi, passage de la Sarre [auj. Sarrebrück] : Anton. || pons Scaldis, passage de lʼEscaut [Escaupont] : Anton.

Pons

A common name for towns or stations at important fords or places where rivers were crossed. Of these the best known were: (1) Pons Aelius, now Newcastle-on-Tyne in England;

(2) Pons Aeni, now Pfünzen in Vindelicia on the river Inn;

(3) Pons Aureŏli, now Pontirolo, in Gallia Transpadana, named from Aureolus, one of the Thirty Tyrants, slain here (Aurel. Vict. Caes. 33);

(4) Pons Mosae, perhaps Maastricht, in the north of Gaul;

(5) Pons Sarāvi, now Saarbrück, between the modern Metz and Strassburg.