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town of Pyrae ; and we tlien come to the colony of Min- 

 turn£e\ which still exists, and is diWdcd" by the river Liris, 

 also called the Glanis. The to^vn of Siuuessa^ is the last in 

 the portion which has been added to Latium ; it is said by 

 some that it used to be called Sinope. 



At this spot begins tliat blessed country Campania^, and 

 in this vale first take their nse those hills clad with vines, the 

 juice of whose grape is extolled by Fame all over the world ; 

 the happy spot where, as the ancients used to say, father 

 Liber and Ceres are ever striving for the mastery. Hence 

 the fields of Setia^ and of Caecubum^ extend afar, and, next 

 to them those of Faleruum' and of Calinum^. As soon as we 

 have passed these, the hills of Massica^, of Gamnis^", and of 

 SuiTcntum rise to our view. Next, the level plains of Labo- 

 rium" are spread out far and wide, where every care is be- 

 stowed on cultivating crops of spelt, from which the most de- 

 licate fermenty is made. These shores are watered by warm 

 springs^-, while the seas are distinguished beyond all others 

 for the superlative excellence of their shell and other fish. 



raise to have been built by Lamus, one of their kings. It is more pro- 

 bable however that it was founded by the Laconians, from whom it may 

 have received its name of Hormiae (from the Grreek bp/xos), as being a good 

 roadstead for shipping. 



^ Its site is occupied by the present Trajetta. In its marshes, formed 

 by the overflow of the Lms, Caius Mai'ius was taken prisoner, concealed 

 in the sedge. 



' The town of ]\Iintuma3 stood on both banks of the river. 



3 Its ruins are probably those to be seen in tlie vicinity of Rocca di 

 Mondragone. It was a place of considerable commercial importance. 

 On its site Livy says there formerly stood the Greek city of Sinope. 



•* *' Fehx ilia Campania." ^ Now Sezza. 



^ A marshy district of Latium, extending about eight miles along the 

 coast from Terracina to Speluncoe, famous in the time of Horace for the 

 first-rate quahties of its wmes. 



7 A district famous for its wines, extending from the Massican HiUs 

 to the north bank of the VoltmMius. 



8 According to Hardouin, the town of Calenum was on the site of the 

 present Calvi near Capua. 



9 Now called Monte Marsico, and as famous for its wine (caUcd Mus- 

 ratolla) as it was in tlie Roman times. 



i^' Now Monte Barbaro. The wines of most of these places will be 

 found fully described by Pliny in 13. xiv. 



11 More fully mentioned, B. xviii. c. 29, where the 'ahcai' or fermenty 

 made from tlic sjjelt gro^^^l liere is again referred to. 



12 Of Baia;, Puteoli, and Stabia, for uistance. 



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