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Arretini^ Yeteres, the Arretini Fidentes, the Airetini 

 Julienses, the Amitinenses, the Aquenses, sumamed Tau- 

 rini^ the Blerani^ the Cortonenses"*, the Capenates^, the 

 Clusini Novi, the Clusini Veteres*', the Florentini^, situate on 

 the stream of the Amus, FaesulaB*, Ferentinum", Fescennia*", 



* The people of Arretium, one of the most powerful cities of Etruria. 

 The three tribes or peoples here mentioned probably did not occupy di- 

 stinct towns, but constituted separate commimities or municipal bodies, 

 being distinct colonies or bodies of settlers. The Julienses were the 

 colonists settled there by Augustus. The Fidentes had probably settled 

 at an earlier period. The modem Arezzo has risen on the remains of the 

 Roman city, while the remains of the Etruscan city are pointed out on 

 an elevated spot called Poggio di San ComeUio, two or three miles south- 

 east of Arezzo. Many valuable rehcs of antiquity have been discovered 

 here. The family of Maecenas sprang from this place. 



2 The people of Aquse Tauri, a watering-place of Etruria, situate about 

 three miles north of the present Civita Vecchia, and now called Bagni di 

 Ferrata. The baths are described by Rutihus in his Itinerary, who calls 

 them Tauri Thermce (the Bull's Baths), and ascribes their name to the 

 fact of their having been accidentally discovered by a bull. 



3 The people of Blera, on the site of the modem village of Bieda, about 

 twelve miles south of Vit^rbo. Numerous remains of Etruscan antiquity 

 have been found here. — See Dennis's Etruria, vol. i. pp. 260-272. 



* The people of Cortona, a powerful city of Etruria, which is still 

 known by the same name. It was probably in the number of the cities 

 of Etruria that were ravaged by Sylla, and then recolonized by him. 

 Nmnerous remains of Etruscan antiquity have been discovered there. 



^ The people of Capena, an ancient and important city of Etruria, 

 wliich, after long opposing the inroads of the Romans, was reduced to 

 submission shortly after the fall of Veii, B.C. 393. It existed and held 

 municipal rank tUl the time of the Emperor Aurehan, after which all 

 traces of its name or existence were lost, till 1750, when Galetti fixed its 

 site with great accuracy at Civitucola or San Martino, about 24 miles 

 from Rome. It was situato on the banks of a small river now called the 

 Grammiccia, and in its territory was the celebrated ' Lucus Feroniae' pre- 

 viously mentioned. 



^ The new and old colonists of the city of Clusium, who probably en- 

 joyed distinct municipal rights. The modem Chiusi stands on its site. 



^ The modem Fiorenze or Florence occupies the site of their city. 



8 The village of Fiesole stands on its site. Extensive remains of the 

 ancient city are still to be found. 



' The site of Ferentinum is now uninhabited, but is still known by the 

 name of Ferento. The rivers of the ancient city are very considerable ; 

 it was finally destroyed by the people of Viterbo in the 12th century. 



^^ An ancient town of Etruria near FaHsci. Cluver thinks that it was 

 situate at GaUese, a village nine miles north of Civita Castellana ; but 

 Dennis considers its site to have been between Borghetto on the Tiber 



