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tani*, the Bolani^, the Cusuetani, the Coriolani^, the Fide- 

 nates^, the Foretii, the Hortenses*, the Latinienses, the 

 Longulani^, the Manates, the Macrales, the Mutucu- 

 menses, the Munienses, the JSTuminienses, the Olliculani, the 

 Octulani, the Pedani^, the Polluscini, the Querquetulani, the 

 Sicani, the Sisolenses, the Tolerienses, the Tutienses, the Vi- 

 mitellarii, the Velienses, the Yenetulani, and the Yitellenses. 

 Thus we see, fifty-three peoples of ancient Latium have 

 passed away without leaving any traces of their existence. 



In the Campanian territory there was also the town of 

 Stahiae^, until the consulship of Cneius Pompeius and L. 

 Cato, when, on the day before the calends of May [30th of 

 April], it was destroyed in the Social War by L. Sulla the 

 legatus, and all that now stands on its site is a single farm- 

 house. Here also Taurania has ceased to exist, and the 

 remains of Casilinum^ are fast going to ruin. Besides these, 



^ The people of Bubentum. Nothing is known of this Latin city or 

 of the preceding ones. 



' Bola was an ancient city of Latium, taken successively by Coriolanus 

 and M. Postumius. Its site is supposed to have been five miles from 

 the modem Palestrina, at the modem village of Lugnano. 



3 The people of Corioli. It was probably a Latian town, but fell 

 into the possession of the Volsci, from whom it was taken by Cn, Marcius, 

 who thence obtained the name of " Coriolanus." Monte Giove, nineteen 

 nules from Rome, has been suggested as its site. 



* Plijiy is supposed to be in error in representing Fidense, the early 

 antagonist of Rome, as being extinct in his time, and he will be foxmd in 

 the sequel reckoning it in the Fourth Region. This ancient Latian town 

 never lost its municipal rank, though it had no doubt in his time become a 

 mere country town. The present Castel Giubileo is supposed to be 

 situate on its site. 



5 The people of Horta, a town of Etruria, now Horte. Many Etruscan 

 remains have been discovered there. 



6 The people of Longula, a Volscian town. Buon Eiposo now occu- 

 pies its site. 



7 The people of Pedum ; nothing is known of it. The rest of these 

 nations are either almost or entirely unknown. 



8 This was an ancient town between Pompeii and Surrentum. After 

 its overthrow, as mentioned by Pliny, it was in some measure rebuilt, 

 possibly after this passage was penned. It was finally destroyed by the 

 great eruption of Vesuvius in the year a.d. 79, and it was here that 

 our author breathed his last. 



' A town three nules west of Capua. It was of much importance as a 

 military position, and played a considerable part in the second Pvmic war. 

 The period of its final destruction is unknown j but modem Capua is 

 bxiili on its sita 



