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was famous for the temple of Argive Juno founded by 

 Jason. Further inland was Picentia, a town of Salerno. 



At the Silaro bejiriiis the third recrion, the Lucanian Pt '^*"-^ 

 and Bruttian territory ; in this too there have been 

 frequent changes of population. It has been 

 occupied by Pehisgi, Oenotri, ItaU, Morgetes, SicuH, 

 and mostly by peoples of Greece, and most 

 recently by the Lucani, Samnite in origin, whose 

 leader was Lucius. The town of Paestum (callcd 

 Posidonia by the Greeks), the bay of Paestum, 

 the town of Elea, now VeHa, Cape PaHnuro, from 

 which across the bay that here stretches inland the 

 distance to the Royal Pillar" is 100 miles. Next 

 is the river Melpes, the town of Buxentum (the 

 Greek name of which is Pyxus) and the river Laus — 

 there was once a town also of the same name. Here 

 begins thecoastof theBruttii,with the to^vnof Blanda, 

 the river Baletum, the port of Parthenius, founded 

 by the Phocians, the Bay of Vibo, the site of Clam- 

 petia, the town of Tempsa (the Greek name of which 

 is Temese), and Terina, founded by the people of 

 Croton, and the extensive Bay of Terina ; and inland 

 the to\vn of Cosenza. On a peninsula is the river 

 Acheron,* which gives its name to the township 

 of the Acherontians ; Hippo, which we now call 

 Vibo Valentia; the Port of Hercules, the river 

 Metaurus, the town of Tauroentum, the Port of 

 Orestes, and Medma ; the to\vn of ScyUaeum and 

 the river Crataeis, known in legend as the Mother 

 of Scylla ; then the Royal Pillar, the Straits of 

 Messina and the two opposing headlands, Caenus'^ 

 on the Itahan and Pelorum "^ on the SiciHan side, the 

 distance between them being li miles ; Reggio is 

 ll^ miles away. Next comes tlie Apennine forest 



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