place
Pons Sublicius
the Sublician bridge
also: Sublicius pons
The oldest bridge at Rome, of wood, over the Tiber; its approaches were a notorious haunt of beggars, so that 'the Sublician bridge' stands for destitution.
Reading notes
- On the Happy Life §25.1 Sublician bridge
The Pons Sublicius, Rome's oldest (wooden) bridge over the Tiber, whose approaches were a notorious haunt of beggars; here a figure for utter destitution.