PLINY: NATURAL HISTORY 



Pantanus, flumen portuosum Fertor, Teanum Apu- 

 lorum itemque Larinum, Clitcrnia, Tifernus amnis ; 



104 inde rcgio Frentana. ita Apulorum genera tria : 

 Teani a duce e Grais ; Lucani subacti a Calchante, 

 quae nunc loca tenent Atinates ; Dauniorum praeter 

 supra dicta coloniae Luceria, Venusia, oppida Canu- 

 siiim, Arpi aliquando Argos Ilippium Diomedc 

 condcnte, mox Argyripa dictimi. Diomedcs ibi 

 delevit gentes Monadorimi Dardorumque et urbes 

 duas quae in proverbi ludicrum vertcre, Apinam 



105 et Tricam. cetera intus in sccunda regione Hirpi- 

 norum colonia una Beneventum auspicatius mutato 

 nomine quae quondam appcllata Maleventimi, 

 Ausculani, Aquiloni, Abellinates cognomine Protropi, 

 Compsani, Caudini, Ligures qui cognominantur 

 Corneliani et qui Baebiani, Vescellani, Aeclani, 

 Aletrini, Abellinatcs cognominati Marsi, Atrani, 

 Aecani, Alfellani, Atinatcs, Arpani, Borcani, Collatini, 

 Corinenses et nobiles clade Romana Cannenses, 

 Dirini, Forentani, Genusini, Herdonienses, Irini, 

 Larinates cognomine Frentani, Mcrinates ex Gar- 

 gano, Mateolani, Nerctini, Natini, Rubustini, Silvini, 

 Strapellini, Turnantini, Vibinatcs, Venusini, Ulurtini. 

 Calabrorum mcditerranci Acgetini, Apamestini, 

 Argentini, Butuntinenses, Deciani, Grumbcstini, 

 Norbanenses, Palionenses, Stulnini, Tutini. Sallen- 



" Apinae Tricaeque, ' Chatcaux en Espagnc' Martial 

 14. 1 7 ; tricae ' triflea ' or ' tricks,' is probably a word of difTcrent 

 orif^in. 



* The accusative of thc Greck MaAdcis wben Latinized 

 Buggestcd to the Roraan ear ' ill come.' 



' By Hannibal, 216 B.c. 

 ** Porenza. 



• Ginosa; and nmong the following are the modem Noja, 



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