BRIVAS
BRIVAS a town of the Arverni, is mentioned by Sidonius Apollinaris (
Carm. 24.16):--“Hinc te suscipiet benigna Brivas.”
The place is
Brioude on the
Allier. Some authorities speak of a Roman bridge there, and say that the old church was built in the time of Constantine.
The name Brivas indicates the passage of a river. [
G.L]
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