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are the Auximate8\ the Beregrani', the Cingulani, the Cu- 

 prenses sumamed Montani*, the Falarienses*, the PausuLmi, 

 the Planinenses, the Kicinenses, the Septempedani*, the 

 Tollentinates, the Treienses, and the Pollentini of Urbs 

 Salvia'. 



CHAP. 19. (14.) — THE SIXTH EEOION OF ITALY. 



Adjoining to this is the sixth region, which includes TJm- 

 bria and the Gallic territory in the vicinity of Ariminum. 

 At Ancona begins the coast of that part of Gaul known as 

 Gallia Togata\ The Siculi and the Liburni possessed the 

 greater part of this district, and more particularly the terri- 

 tories of Palma, of Praetutia, and of Adria. These were 

 expelled by the Umbri, these again by the Etrurians, and 

 these in their turn by the Gauls. The Umbri are thought 

 to have been the most ancient race in Italy, it being sup- 

 posed that they were called " Ombrii" by the Greeks, from the 

 fact of their having survived the rains* which had inundated 



* The modem city of Osimo stands on the site of Auximum, about 

 twelve miles south-west of Ancona. Numerous inscriptions, statues, and 

 other remains have been found there. 



2 Cluver conjectures that Beregra stood at CSvitella di Tronto, ten 

 miles north of Teramo ; but nothing further relative to it is known. Cin- 

 gulum was situate on a lofty mountain j the modem town of Cingoli 

 occupies its site. 



3 " The mountaineers." They inhabited Cupra Montana, which is sup- 

 posed to have stood on the same site as the modem Ripa Transone. 



< The people of Falaria or Faleria. There are considerable remains of 

 this town about a mile fit)m the village of Falerona, among which a 

 theatre and amphitheatre are most conspicuous. The remains of Pausula 

 are supposed to be those seen on the Monte dell' Olmo. The town of 

 the Rieinenses is supposed to have been on the banks of the Potenza, 

 two miles fi^m Macerata, where some remains were to be seen in the 

 seventeenth centiiry. 



* Septempeda is supposed to have occupied the site of the modem San 

 Severino, on the river Potenza. Tollentinvma or Tollentura was probably 

 on the site of the modem Tolentino. The town of the Treienses is sup- 

 posed to have occupied a site near the modem San Severino, in the vici- 

 nity of Montecchio. 



^ A colony of the people of Pollentia was estabhshed at Urbs Salvia, 

 occupying the site of the modem Urbisagha on the bank of the Chiento. 



7 Cisalpine Gaul was so called because the inhabitants adopted the use 

 of the Roman toga. 



8 This fanciful derivation would make their name to come from the 

 Greek o/i/3pos " a shower." 



