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tion of the People of Rome. They are descended from the 

 Sabini, upon a Vow truly sacred. They dwelt by the River 

 Aternus, where now is the Territory Adrianus, and the Colony 

 Adria, seven Miles from the Sea. There is the River Voma- 

 num and the Preetutian and Palmensian Territories. Also, 

 Castrum Novum, the River Batinum, Truentum with the 

 River ; which is the only Remains of the Liburnians remain- 

 ing in Italy. The Rivers Alpulates, Suinum, and Helvinum, 

 at which the Praetutian Country endeth, and the Picentian 

 beginneth. The Town Cupra, a Castle of the Firmans, and 

 above it the Colony Ascuum, of all Picenum the most noble. 

 Within standeth Novana. In the Borders are Cluana, Po- 

 tentia, and Numana, built by the Siculi. Next to those is 

 the Colony Ancona, with the Promontory Cumerum, lying 

 close by it, in the very Elbow of the Border thereof as it 

 bendeth; and it is from Garganus 183 Miles. Within are 

 the Auximates, Beregrani, Cingulani, Cuprenses, surnamed 

 the Mountaineers ; Falarienses, Pausulani, Pleninenses, 

 Ricinenses, Septempedani, Tollentinates, Triacenses, the City 

 Sal via, and the Tollentini. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 The sixth Region of Italy. 



To these adjoineth the sixth Region, embracing Umbria 

 and the Gallic Country about Ariminum. From Ancona 

 begin the Gallic Borders, by the Name of Togata Gallia. The 

 Siculi and Liburni possessed most Parts of that Tract, and 

 principally the Territories Palmensis, Prsetutianus, and 

 Adrianus. Them the Umbrii expelled : these Etruria, and 

 these again the Galli. The People of Umbria are supposed, 

 of all Italy, to be of greatest Antiquity ; as being they whom 

 Men think to have been by the Greeks named Ombri, be- 

 cause in the Deluge of the Country by Rain, they only re- 

 mained alive. The Thusci are known to have subdued 300 

 Towns of theirs. At this Day, in the Border, there are, 

 the River .^Esus, and Senogallia : the River Metaurus, the 

 Colony Fanurn Fortunse. Pisaurum, with the River. And 

 within, Hispellum and Tuder. In the Rest, the Amerini, 



