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Summary of the Umuuian Narrative. 



The Perscli, a ^oueric title, ombracing most of the tribes of West- 

 ern Venetia ami Traiispadana, who did not belong to the Cenouiaiii 

 or to the lusubres, lormed the Unibriau arnij of occupation in those 

 regions. The tribes composing the Perscli a})pointed the general of 

 the whole army by rotation. When tlie turn of the Asseriates of 

 Venetia to elect a general came round, they nominated one of them- 

 selves who bore the name Parfa. The other tribes were not pleased 

 at the election of Parfa, because they wished to retain their former 

 general, whose name was Appei. The army revolted under Appei, 

 and was favoured in so doing by the city Concordia, which though 

 Celtic in origin, was under the joint jurisdiction of Pisa and Luna. 

 Appei and his insurgents, joined by the Taurisci, Flamonienses, 

 Isarci, Cenomani, and other tribes e.iger to be free from paying 

 tribute to Herti, sacked Tarvisum in Venetia, which stood in 

 friendly relations to Parfa, as a matter of revenge ; and then passing 

 into Transpadana took possession of Tetellus where they estal^lished 

 themselves. Encouraged by this revolt, the lusubres who liad joined 

 Appei and had doubtless been incited by him, marched southward to 

 the Padus, pursuing the fugitives from Tetellus. Herti, gathering 

 an army in Umbria, marched northward and defeated the ravagers 

 at Brixellum. Nevertheless, the subsequent history shows that a 

 large body of the Insubres still remained in Cispadana, north of the 

 country of the Apuaus. 



The time was one of general upheaval. The Populonians of Etruria 

 took advantage of it to extend their colonial system, attempting to 

 gain the Apuans and Vicumniansof Liguria and succeeding in detach- 

 ing from Umbria the Adrians and Fiscaglians of Venetia, and in 

 taking ])ossession of Edro ; at the same time inciting the mischievous 

 Concordians to make trouble in the north. One of the tribes most 

 hurtful to Umbrian interests was that of the Triumpilini who dwelt 

 north of Brixia. They endeavoured to withdraw fi'om their alle- 

 giance, but with very partial success tl)e Vicumnians, Ticinates, and 

 Boii. However, they succeeded, in withdrawing Brixia and its 

 colony Verona. 



The Crabovian tribes, in whose country the Roman colony of Cre- 

 mona was situated, thought the time favourable for reconquering 

 their ancient seat, and besieging CJremona, called for the aid of the 



