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the Lake Fucinus : of Jjlquiculani, the Cliternini and Carseo- 

 lani : of the Vestini, the Augulani; Pinnenses; Peltuinates, 

 to whom are joined the Aufinates on this Side the Moun- 

 tains : of Samnites, whom the Greeks called Sabelli and 

 Saunitse ; the Colony Bovianum, the old ; and another, sur- 

 named Undecimanorum : the Aufidenates, Esernirii, Fagi- 

 sulani, Ficolenses, Sepinates, Treventinates : of Sabini, the 

 Amiternini, Curenses, Forum Decii, Forum Novum, the 

 Fidenates, Interamnates, Nursini, Nomentani, Reatini, Tre- 

 bulani, who are surnamed Mutuscaei, and also Suflfonates ; 

 the Tiburtes, and Tarinates. In this Quarter of the JSqui- 

 culse, there have perished the Comini, Tadiates, Acedici, and 

 Alfaterni. Gellianus writeth, that Archippe, a Town of the 

 Mar si, built by Marsyas^ a Leader of the Lydi, was swallowed 

 up by the Lake Fucinus. Also Valerianus reporteth, that a 

 Town of the Vidicini in Picenum was utterly destroyed by 

 the Romans. The Sabini, as some have thought, were, for 

 their Religion and worship of the Gods, called Seveni : they 

 dwell close by the Veline Lakes, upon the dewy Hills. The 

 River Nar draineth them with its sulphury Waters. Which 

 River running from these toward Tiberis, filleth it : and flow- 

 ing from the Mountain Fiscelius, near to the Groves of 

 Vacuna and Reate, it is hidden in the same. But from ano- 

 ther Side, the River Anio, beginning in the Mountain of the 

 Trebani, bringeth into Tiberis three Lakes of noble Beauty, 

 which gave the Name to Sublaqueo 1 . In the Reatine Ter- 

 ritory is the Lake Cutilise, wherein floateth an Island : and 

 this Lake, M. Varro saith, is the very midst of Italy. Be- 

 neath the Sabini lieth Latium ; on the Side, Picenum ; be- 

 hind, Umbria; and the Crags of the Apennine on either 

 Hand enclose, as with a Rampart, the Sabini. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 The fifth Region of Italy. 



THE fifth Region is Picene, in Times past exceedingly 

 populous; 360,000 of the Picentes came under the Protec- 



1 Now Subiaquo. 



