BOOK III. XI. 105-xii. 108 



Aletini, Basterbini, Neretini, Uzentini and Vere- 

 tini. 



XII. There follows the fourth region, which in- Frcntaniand 

 cludes the very bravest races in Italy. On the coast, ^'""'"'""- 

 in the territory of the Frentani, after Tifernum are the 

 river Trigno, affording a harbour, and the towns of 

 Histonium, Buca and Hortona and the river Aternus." 

 Imvard are the Anxani surnanied Frentani, thc Upper 

 and Lower Carctini and the Lanuenses ; and in the 

 Marrucine territoiy Chieti ; in the Paehgnian, the 

 people of Corfinium,* Subequo and Sulmona ; in the 

 Marsian, those of Lanciano, Atina, Fucino, Lucca 

 and Muria ; in the Albensian region the town of 

 Alba on Lake Fucino ; in the Acquiculan, Chternia 

 and Carsoh ; in the Vestinian, Sant' Angelo, Pinna 

 and Peltuina, adjoining which is Ofena South of the 

 Mountain ; in the region of the Samnites, who once 

 were callcd SabelU and by the Greeks Saunitae, the 

 colony of Old Bojano and the other Bojano that 

 bears the name of the Eleventh Legion, Alfidena, 

 Isernia, Fagifulani, Ficolea, Supino, and Terevento; 

 in the Sabine, Amiternum, Corrcse, Market of Decius, 

 New Market, Fidenae, Ferano, Norcia, La Mentana, 

 Rieti, Trebula Mutuesca, Trebula Suffena, Tivoh, 

 Tarano. In this district, of the tribes of the Aequicoh 

 the Comini, Tadiates, Caedici and Alfatcrni havc dis- 

 appeared. It is stated by GelHanus that a Marsian 

 town of Archippe, founded by the Lydian com- 

 mander Marsyas, has been submerged in Lake 

 Fucino, and also Valerian says that the town of the 

 Vidicini in Picenum was destroyed by the Ilomans. 

 The Sabines (according to some opinions called Sebini 

 from their rehgious behefs and ritual <^) hve on the 

 lush dewy hills by the Lakes of Vehno. Those 



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