BOOK III. \i. 103-105 



forms a harbour, Teanum of the Apuli and Larinum 

 of the Apuli, Cliternia, and the river Biferno, at 

 which begins the district of the Frentani, Thus the 

 Apuhans comprise three different races : the Teani, 

 so called from their chief, of Graian descent ; the 

 Lucanians -wlio were subducd by Calchas and who 

 occupied the places that ncnv belong to thc Atinates ; 

 and the Daunians, including, beside the places 

 mentioned above, the colonies of Lucera and Venosa 

 and the to\\Tis of Canossa and Arpa, formcrlv called 

 Argos Hippium when founded by Diomede, and 

 afterwards Argyripa. Here Diomede destroyed 

 the tribes of the Monadi and Dardi and two cities 

 whose names have passed into a proverbial joke, 

 Apina and Trica." Besides these there are in the 

 interior of the second region one colony of the 

 Hirpini formerly called Maleventum * and now more 

 auspiciously, by a change of name, Beneventum, 

 the Ausculani, Aquiloni, AbeUinates surnamed Pro- 

 tropi, Compsani,Caudini, Ligurians with the surnames 

 of CorneHani and Baebiani, Vescellani, Aeclani, 

 Aletrini, Abellinates surnamed Marsi, Atrani, 

 Aecani, Alfellani, Atinates, Arpani, Borcani, CoUatini, 

 Corinenscs, Cannae celebrated for the lloman 

 defeat,*^ Dirini, Forentani,'^ Genusini,* Herdonienses, 

 Irini, Larinates surnamed Frentani, the Merinates 

 from Monte Gargano, Mateolani, Neretini, Natini, 

 Rubustini, Silvini, StrapelHni, Turnantini, Vibinates, 

 Venusini, Ulurtini. Inland Calabrian peoplcs are 

 the Aegetini, Apamestini, Argentini, Butuntinenses, 

 Deciani, Grumbestini, Norbanenses, PaHonenses, 

 Stulnini and Tutini ; inland Sallentini are the 



Savigliano, RapolJa, Bovino and Bitonto; others are now 

 Ostuni, Veste, San Verato. 



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