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the Aufidenates\ the Esernini", the Fagifulani, the Pico- 

 lenses^, the Saepinates'*, and the Tereventinates ; in that of 

 the Sabini, the Amiternini*, the Curenses^, Forum Deci^, 

 Porum Novum, the Fidenates, the Interamnates^, the Nur- 

 sini^, the Nomeutani^^, the Eeatini^\ the Trebulani, both 

 those called Mutusci^- and those called SufFenates^^, the Ti- 

 burtes, and the Tarinates. 



In these districts, the Comini^'*, the Tadiates, the Caedici, 



^ The people of Aufidena, a citv of northern Samnium, in the upper 

 valley of the Sagrus or Sagro. Its remams, which show it to have been 

 a place of very great strength, are to be seen near the modern village of 

 Aifidena, on a hill on the left bank of the modern Sangro. 



2 The people of Esernia, now Tsemia. 



3 The people of Fieulia or Ficolea, a city of ancient Latium on the 

 Yia Nomentana. It is supposed that it was situate within the confines 

 of the domain of Cesarini, and upon either the iiill now called Monte 

 Gentile, or that marked by the Torre Lupara. 



* Ssepinum is supposed to be the same with the modern Supmo or 

 Sipicciano. 



^ The ruins of the ancient Sabine city of Amitemum are still visible 

 at San Vittorino, a village about five miles north of Aquila. Considerable 

 remains of antiquity are still to be seen there. 



^ The people of Cm-es, an ancient city of the Sabines, to the left of the 

 Yia Salaria, about tlu-ee miles from the left bank of the Tiber, and twenty- 

 four from Rome. It was the birth-place of Nuraa Pompilius. Its site 

 is occupied by the present villages of Correse and Arci, and considerable 

 remains of the ancient city are still to be seen. 



' Nothing is known of this place ; but it has been suggested that it 

 stood in the neighbourhood of Forum Novum (or 'New Market'), next 

 mentioned, the present Vescovio. 



8 This Interamna must not be confounded -with. Interamna Lirinas, 

 mentioned in C. 9, nor Interamna Nartis, mentioned in C. 19. It was a 

 city of Picenimi in the territory of the Prajtutii. The city of Teramo 

 stands on its site ; and extensive remains of the ancient city are stUl in 

 existence. 



^ From their town, Norsia in the duchy of Spoleto is said to derive its 

 name. ^^ The people of Noinentum, now La Mentana. 



^^ The people of Reate, now Rieti, below Mursia. 



^2 The people of Trebula? Mutusca?, said to have stood on tlie site of 

 the present Monte Leone dclla Sabina, below Rieti. This pla<:'e is men- 

 tioned in the seventh ^neid of Yirgd, as the " Olive-bearing Mutusc*." 



^3 Their town was Trebula SuU'ena, on the site of the present Montorio 

 di Romagna. The Tiburtos were the people of Tibur, the modern TivoU ; 

 and the Tarinates were the inhabitants of Tarinum, now Tarano. 



^"^ The peo])le of Cominium, the site of which is \nicertain. It is sup- 

 posed that there were three places of this name. One Cominium is men- 

 tioned in the Samnite wars as being about twenty miles from Aqmlonia, 



