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the Aufidenates\ the Esemini^, the Fagifulani, the Fico- 

 lenses^, the Saepinates^, and the Tereventinates ; in that of 

 the Sabini, the Amiternini^, the Curenses®, Forum Deci', 

 Forum Novum, the Fidenates, the Interamnates*, the Nur- 

 sini', the Nomentani*", the Eeatini", the Trebulani, both 

 those called Mutusci'^ and those called Suffenates", the Ti- 

 burtes, and the Tarinates. 



In these districts, the Comini", the Tadiates, the Caedici, 



^ The people of Aufidena, a citj of northern Samnium, in the upper 

 valley of the Sagrus or Sagro, Its remains, which show it to have been 

 a place of very great strength, are to be seen near the modem village of 

 Alfidena, on a hill on the left bank of the modem Sangro. 



2 The people of Esemia, now Isemia, 



* The people of Ficulia or Fioolea, a city of ancient Latiimi on the 

 Via Nomentana. It is supposed that it was situate within the confines 

 of the domain of Cesarini, and upon either the hill now called Monte 

 Gbntile, or that marked by the Torre Lupara. 



* 88Bpin^ml is supposed to be the same with the modem Supino or 

 Sipicciano. 



* The ruins of the ancient Sabine city of Amitemum are still visible 

 at San Vittorino, a village about five miles north of Aquila. Considerable 

 remains of antiquity are still to be seen there. 



" The people of Cures, an ancient city of the Sabines, to the left of the 

 Via Salaria, about three miles from the left bank of the Tiber, and twenty- 

 four fi*om Eome. It was the birth-place of Numa Pompihus. Its site 

 is occupied by the present villages of Correse and Arci, and considerable 

 remains of the ancient city are still to be seen. 



7 Nothing is known of this place ; but it has been suggested that it 

 stood in the neighbourhood of Fonmi Novxma (or *!New Market'), next 

 mentioned, the present Vescovio. 



* This Interamna must not be confoimded with Interamna Lirinas, 

 mentioned in C. 9, nor Interamna Nartis, mentioned in C. 19. It was a 

 city of Picenum in the territory of the Prsetutii. The city of Teramo 

 stands on its site ; and extensive remains of the ancient city are still in 

 existence. 



' From their town, Norsia in the duchy of Spoleto is said to derive its 

 name. -•' The people of Nomentiun, now La Mentana. 



*^ The people of Reate, now Rieti, below Mursia. 



^ The people of Trebulse Mutuscae, said to have stood on the site of 

 the present Monte Leone deUa Sabina, below Rieti. This place is men- 

 tioned in the seventh ^neid of Virgil, as the " Ohve-bearing Mutusca?." 



^ Their town was Trebula Sufiena, on the site of the present Montorio 

 di Romagna. The Tiburtes were the people of Tibur, the modem TivoH ; 

 and the Tarinates were the inhabitants of Tarinum, now Tarano. 



1'* The people of Cominium, the site of which is vmcertain. It is sup- 

 posed that there were tliree places of this name. One Cominium is men- 

 tioned in the Samnite wars as being about twenty miles from Aquiloniflj^ 



