PONS SARAVI
Eth.
PONS SARAVI a bridge over the Saravus (
Sarre) in Gallia on the road from Divodurum (
Metz) to Argentoratum (
Strassburg). The Table marks 10 from Decem-pagi (
Dieuze) to Tabernae (
Saverne). Though the distances are not quite correct, it is clear that
Saarburg on the
Sarre must be the Pons Saravi; and it cannot be
Saarbrück on the
Saar, for
Saarbrück is more than 30 miles north of
Saarburg, and quite out of the way.
This is an instance in which a hasty conclusion has been derived solely from the sameness of name.
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G.L]