190 pliis^t's natueal histoet. [Book in. 



Hortanum^ Herbanum^, Nepeta', ISTovem Pagi*, the Clau- 

 dian prasfecture of Foroclodium^, Pistoriuin^, Perusia'', the 

 Suanenses, the Saturnini, formerly called the Aurinini, the 

 Subertani^, the Statones^, the Tarquinienses^", the Tuscani- 

 enses", the Vetulonienses^^, the Yeientani^^, the Vesentini^*, 

 the Volaterrani^^, the Volcentini^®, surnamed Etrusci, and 

 the yolsimenses^^ In the same district the territories of 



and Corchiano, wherf there are considerable remains of an Etruscan city. 

 The spot is named San Silvestro, from a ruined church there. 



^ Or Horta ; the spot now called Orte, where numerous Etruscan re- 

 mains are found ; it probably derived its name from the Etruscan god- 

 dess Horta. Hortanum, the name given to it by Pliny, is perhaps an 

 adjective form of the name, " oppidum" being understood. 



2 Possibly the same as ' Urbs Vetus,' on the side of which the present 

 Orvieto stands. ^ Now Nepi, near the river Pozzolo. 



* According to Hardouin the site of the Novem Pagi, or nine Boroughs, 

 is occupied by the modem II Mignone, near Civita Vecchia. 



s Its site is generally supposed to have been at Oriuolo, about five miles 

 north of Bracciano ; but Dennis informs us tliat there are no ancient 

 remains at that place. Being a prsefecture it may have consisted of only 

 a number of httle villages, united in one jurisdiction. 



^ The modem Pistoia stands on its site. 7 Now Perugia. 



* Supposed by Hardouin to have inhabited the site of the modem 

 Sovretto. 



9 Probably situate in the modem duchy of Castro. 



^^ The people of Tarquinii near Kome. the head of the Etruscan con- 

 federation. It was here that Demaratus the Corinthian, the father of 

 Tarquinius Priscus, settled. It was deserted by its inhabitants in the 

 eighth or ninth century, who founded the town of Corneto on a liill 

 opposite to it. The ruins are known as Turchina, a corruption of the 

 ancient name. 



" The site of their town is probably marked by the modem Toscanella. 



^ The ruins of their town still retain somewhat of their ancient name 

 in that of " VetuHa." 



13 The people of the powerful city of Veil, subdued by Camillus, Its 

 ruins have been discovered in the vicinity of the viUage of Isola Earnese. 



14 Their town stood on the site of the present Bisontia. 



15 The people of Volaterrse, the present Volterra, one of the twelve cities 

 of the Etruscan Confederation. It was for a time the residence of the 

 kings of Lombardy. The modem town covers only a small portion of 

 the area of the ancient city, of which there are some interesting remains. 



1^ The people of Yolci or Vulci, of which the ruins bear the same name. 

 Its sepulchres have produced vast treasures of ancient art. 



17 The people of Volsinii or Vulsinii, now called Bolsena. This wafl 

 one of the most ancient and powerful of the twelve cities of the Etmscan 

 confederation. On their subjugation by the Komans the Etruscan city 

 was destroyed, and its inhabitants were compelled to settle on a less de- 



