230 plint's natijeal histoet. [Book III. 



Atinates^ the Arpani, tlie Borcani, the Collatiui, the Cori- 

 nenses, the Cannenses^, rendered famous by the defeat of the 

 Eomans, theDirini, theForentani^ the Grenusini^ the Herdo- 

 uienses, the Hyrini^ the Larinates surnamed Erentani^, the 

 Merinates^ of Gargauus, the Mateolani, the Netini^, the Eu- 

 bustini^ the Silviiii^^ the Strapellini^^ the TurmeAtini, the 

 Yibmates|-, the Yenusini, and the Ulurtini. In the interior 

 of Calabria there are the ^getini, the Apamestini^^, the 

 Argentini, the Butuntinenses^^ theDeciani, the arumbestini, 



1 The people of Atinum, a town of Lucania, situate in the upper valley 

 of the Tariager, now the VaUe cli Diano. Its site is ascertamed by the 

 ruins near tJie village of Atena, five mHes north of La Sala. Collatia 

 was situate on the Anio, now called the Teverone. 



^ The rums of the to^Ti of Canuse are stiU visible at a place caUed 

 Canne, about eight mHes from Canosa. The Eomans were defeated by 

 Hannibal, on the banks of the Aufidus in its vicinity, but there is con- 

 siderable question as to the exact locahty. The ruins of the town are 

 still considerable. 



3 Forentum was the site of the present Forenza in the Basihcate It 

 IS caUed by Horace and Diodorus SiciUus, Ferentum. The ancient town 

 probably stood on a plain below the modern one. Some remains of it 

 are still to be seen. 



4 On the site of Genusium stands the modern Ginosa. The ruins of 

 the ancient city of Herdonea are still to be seen in the vicinity of the 

 modern Ordona, on the high road from Naples to Otranto. This place 

 witnessed the defeat by Hannibal of the Romans twice in two years 



5 The mention of the Hyiini, or people of Hyi^um or Hyria, is pro- 

 bably an error, as he has ah-eady mentioned Uria, the same place, among 

 the Daunian Apuhans, and as on the sea-shore. See p. 228. It is not 

 improbably a corrupted form of some other name. 



^ From the Frento, on the banks of wliich they dwelt. 



7 Viesta, on the promontory of Gargano, is said to occupy the site of 

 the ancient Merinum. 



8 According to Mannert, the modern town of Noja stands on the site 

 01 ancient Netium. 



•• They inliabited Ruvo, in the territory of Bari, according to Hardouin 

 " Then- town was Silvium ; probably on the site of the modeni 

 bavignano. 



" Accordhig to D'AnvOle their town was StrabeUum, now caUed 

 Eapolla. 



1- Their town is supposed to have been on the site of the modem 

 Bovmo, in the Capitanata. 



/^ The people of Apamestse ; probably on the site of the modem San 

 V ito, two miles west of Pohgiiano. 



^^ The pf'ople of Butuntum, now Bitonto, an inland city of ApuHa 

 twelve mile, ifoin Barium, and five from the sea. No particulars of it are 

 imowii. All pai-ticulars too of most of tlie following tribes have perished 



