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raiii\ tlie Allifani-, the Atinates^, the Aletrinates'*, the 

 Anagnini*, the Atelhini^ the Affihmi^, the Arpinates**, 

 the Aiixiinates^, the Abellani^", the Alfaterni (both those 

 who take their names from the Latin, the Hernican 

 and the Labicanian territory), Bovillae^\ Calatia^-, Casi- 



^ The people of Acerra, still called by the same name ; it was plun- 

 dered and burnt by Hannibal, B.C. 216, but was rebuilt by order of the 

 Koman senate. 



^ The people of Alhfse, a former city of Samniuin, on the borders of 

 Campania. The modern city of .-Uife, a decayed place, stands on its site. 

 There are considerable remains. 



3 The people of Atina, an ancient city of the Yolscians. The modem 

 city of Atina, noted for the bleakness of its situation, stands on its site. 

 There are extensive rmns of the ancient city. 



^ The people of Aletriuni or Alatrium, an ancient city of the Hernici. 

 The modern Alatri stands on its site ; there are but few ancient remains. 



^ The people of Anagnia in Latium, still called Anagni. There are 

 scarcely any remams of the ancient place, wliich was of considerable 

 importance. 



^ The people of Atella, an ancient city of Campania. Some remams 

 of its ruins are to be seen two miles east of the town of Aversa, near the 

 villages of San Arpino and San Elpidio. 



' The people of Affilse, an ancient Heniican to^vn. It is still called 

 Affile, and has many ancient remains. 



** The people of Arpinum, once a famous city of the Volscians. The 

 present Ai'pmo occupies its site ; there are few Koman remains, but its 

 ancient walls, of Cyclopean construction, stiU exist. It was the birth- 

 place of Marius and Cicero. The viUa of the latter was on the banks of 

 the adjoining river Fibrenus. It was, and is still, famous for its woollen 

 manufactm-es. 



^ The people of Auximum, a city of Picenum. Its site is occupied by 

 the modem Osimo ; there are numerous remains of antiquity to be seen. 



^^ Or perhaps "AbelUni," people of Abelhacum ; which, if meant,, 

 ought not to be included in tliis division, being a city of the Ilirpmi. 

 This city was finally destroyed in the wars of tlie Greeks and Lombards, 

 and the modern Avelhno rose on its site. There are considerable ruins in 

 the vicinity. According to Ilardouin, this place also claimed the honour 

 of giving name to filberts, whicli grew abundantly in its vicinity. If sxich 

 is the case, it seems probable tliat both it and Abella took their names 

 from that fruit as called by the early uihabitants. See [Note in p. l'J8. 



^^ An ancient city of Latium. Its ruins are to be seen in tlie vicinity 

 of the Via Appia. See a curious story connected with it in Ovid's Fasti, 

 B. iii. 1. 6G7 et seq. 



^' There were two cities of this name on (lie confines of Samniuin and 

 Campania, one in the valley of tlie Voltiu-nuni, the modern Caiazzo, the 

 other in Campania, between Capua and Beneventum, wliose ruins are 

 probably those to be seen at Le Galazzi, between Cascrta and Maddaloiii. 



