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hold. Colonies of the Dauni besides the above-named, Lu- 

 ceria and Venusia : Towns, Canusium ; Arpi, sometime Argos 

 Hippium, built by Diomedes, but soon after called Argyrippa. 

 There Diomedes destroyed the Nations of the Monadi and 

 Dardi, with two Cities, which grew to a laughable Proverb; 

 Apina and Trica. The rest be inward in the second Region : 

 one Colony of the Hirpini, called Beneventum, more auspici- 

 ously by a Change of Name ; whereas, in Times past, it was 

 denominated Maleventum : the ^Eculani, Aquiloni, and 

 Abellinates, surnamed Protropi : the Campsani, Caudini ; 

 and Ligures, surnamed Corneliani : as also Bebiani, Vescel- 

 lani, Deculani, and Aletrini : Abellinates, surnamed Marsi ; 

 the Atrani, .ZEcani, Asellani, Attinates, and Arpani : the 

 Borcani, the Collating Corinenses : and, famous for the 

 overthrow of the Romans there, the Cannenses : the Dirini, 

 the Forentani, the Genusini, Hardonienses and Hyrini : the 

 Larinates, surnamed Frentani, Metinates, and out of Gar- 

 ganus the Mateolani, the Neritini and Natini, the Robustini, 

 the Sylvini and Strapellini, the Turmentini, Vibinates, Venu- 

 sini and Ulurtini, the inland Inhabitants of the Calabri, the 

 .ZEgirini, Apanestini and Argentini. The Butuntinenses and 

 Brumbestini, the Deciani, the Norbanenses, the Palionenses, 

 Sturnini, and Tutini. Also of Salentini, the Aletini, Baster- 

 bini, Neretini, Valentini, and Veretini. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 The fourth JReyion of Italy. 



Now followeth the fourth Region ; even of the most 

 valiant Nations of Italy. In the Coast of the Frentani, next 

 to Tifernus, is the River Trinium 1 , full of Harbours. 

 The Towns Histonium, Buca, and Ortona ; with the River 

 Aternus. Inland are the Anxani, surnamed Frentani: the 

 Carentini, both higher and lower; the Lanuenses; of Maurici, 

 the Teatini : of Peligni, the Corsinienses ; Super- .ZEquani and 

 Sulmonenses : of Marsi, the Anxantini and Atinates, the 

 Fucentes, Lucentes, and Maruvii : of Alpenses, Alba upon 



1 Now Trigno. 



