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Inland are Osimo, Beregra, Ciiigula, Cupra surnamed 

 Montana, Falerona, Pausula, Plalina, Ricinum, Sep- 

 tempedum, Tollentinum, Treia, and the people from 

 Pollentia settled at Urbisaglia. 



XIV. Adjoining to this will come the sixth region, umbriaiTiie 

 embracing Umbria and the Gallic territory this side ' '"''^'^'^- 

 Rimini. At Ancona begins the Galhc coast named 

 GalHa Togata. The largest part of this district was 

 occupied by Sicihans and Liburnians, especially the 

 territories of Palma, Praetutia and Adria. They 

 were expelled by the Umbrians, and these by 

 Etruria, and Etruria by the Gauls. The Umbrians 

 are beUeved to be the oldest race of Italy, being 

 thought to be the people designated as Ombrii " by 

 the Greeks on the ground of their having survived 

 the rains after the flood. We find that 300 of their 

 towns were conquered by the Etruscans. On this 

 coast afe the present time are the river Esino, Sini- 

 gagha, the river Meturo and the colonies of Fano 

 and Pesaro with the river of the same name and 

 inland those of Spello and Todi. Besides these there 

 are the peoples of Ameha, Attigho, Assisi, Arna, 

 lesi, Camerino, Casuentillimi, Carsulae ; the Dolates 

 surnamed Sallcntini ; Fohgno, Market of Flaminius, 

 Market of Julius, surnamed Concupium, Market 

 Brenta, Fossombrone, Gubbio, Terni on the Nera, 

 Bevagna, Mevanio, Matihca, Narni(the town formerly 

 called Nequinum) ; the people of Nocera siu"named 

 Favonienses and those surnamed Camellani ; Otricoh, 

 Ostra ; the Pitulani surnamed Pisuertes and others 

 surnamed Mergentini ; the Plestini ; Sentinum, 

 Sassina, Spoleto, Suasa, Sestino, Sigello, Tadina, 

 Trevi, Tuficum, Tifemum on the Tiber, Tifernum on 

 the Meturo; Vesinica, Urbino on the Meturo and 



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