Plinies Naturall Hiftorie* 



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Chap, XX. 

 ^ of tht Al^es and Alpim nations 4 



MAny nations inhabit the Alpes^but thofe of lJ)CGialI name from Pola to the inB. of Tcti 

 gcftisjarc thefe^thc SccufleSjSubocrincs^Catih'jMenocaleniiand necrefo the CarnisnS 

 thoft who in times paft were called Taurifcijbut now Norid. Vpon thefc there doe con- 

 fine the Rhetians and Vindelici,all devided into many Statcs^Men thinks that the Rheti are the 

 Tufcanes progenie^driven out by the Gaules^with their leader Rhaim, But leaving thefeRhoeti-i 

 ansjturning our brcaft and vifage to ItaliCj wee meet with the Eugancan nations of the Alpes^ 

 B who enjoied the libertic and franchifes of the Latines^and whole towncs C&to reckoneih to the 

 number of foureand thirtic.Of themjthc TriumpilineSj both people and lands were fold. After 

 them the Camuni and many fuch were annexed to the next ^owneftiips^ and d^ fervice as hb^ 

 Hiagers to them* The Lepontions andtheSalaflianSjthefameC^/^thinketh tobeof theTau- 

 rickerace. But all others in manner fuppofc verily that the Lepontians were a refidue left be- 

 hind of Hercules his train and Gpmpaniejgroundiiig upon the interpretation of the Greek name^' 

 as having their bodies fcaged with the Alpine fnowes as they palfed throughuhat the Graij like- 

 wile were of the fame retinue5planted in the very pafTagCjand inhabiting the Alpes Graiae i alfo 

 that theEuganei were nobleft of birth^wheiupon they took theirname. The headcittie ofthem 

 ^ is Stonos.Of thole Rhoetians the Vennonetesand Sarunetcs .inhabite neere the heads of the ri- 

 vcr Rhenus. And of the Lepontians^ thofe who are called Viberijdwell by the Ipring of Rhoda- 

 nusjin the fame quarter of the Alpes.There be alfo inhabitants within the Alpcs^endowed with 

 the libertie of Latiumjnamelyjthe Ododurenfes^ and their neighbor borderers the Centroncsj 

 as alfo the Cottian States.The Caturigesjand thofe from them defcendedjto wit^the Vagienni, 

 Liguresjand fuch as be called the Mountainers : and many kinds of the CapillatijConfining up- 

 on the Ligurian lea. It feemeth not amifle in this place to let downe an inkription out of a tri- 

 umphant Trophec ere(5ted in the Alpes^which runneth in this forme : Fn^o tkEmperour Cx' 

 ' iAvfinne i>/Auguft us of famous memories 4rch- bishop ^ Gcnerall foure times ^ and in'vejied in the ja-^ 

 credauthoritis of the Trihunei : the Senate and pcojfle of Rome, For that by his condu^ andhafpte 

 P fortune^ all the Alpine nutions which reached from the upper fea to the nether^ were reduced and 

 • brought under the Empire of the people of Rome, T he Alpine nations fubdued^ arc thcfe^ T riumpilmi^ 

 Camum^Vmnonetes^Ifarci^Breuni^Naunes^<ind Focunales, Of the Virtdeltcifoure nations i to wit he 

 Confumetes^ VirucincLtes^Licata^and Catenates, The Ahifontes^Suaneies^ Cducones^ Briicentes^and 

 Lepomij, Viberi^l^antuatcs ^SedumiVeragriySalaci^Acilavones y Medalli^ Fceni^ CaturigeSyBrigiani^ 

 SogionttjyEbrodimtij^emdGmyBdcnat^s^Efuhiani^VtAmm 



EgmturiyNenienturiyOratelliyTieruftvckuni^Suetri, New there were not reckoned amongthefe the 

 twelve C otiian States which were not up in any hojlfhtie^ ne yet thofe which were afsigned to thefrec-^ 

 townes to enioy the burgeoifie of Rome .by vertue of the Uw Rompeia, Behold this is that Italic confe-* 

 crated to the godsjthefe are her nationsjand thciebe the towns of herfeverall States, And more 

 j£ than al thiSjthat Italie^which when L.JEmylim PauIus and Caius Attilim Regulm were Confiilsj 

 upon newes brought of a fuddaine rifingand tumult of the Gaules, alonebyitfelfe^ without 

 any forrain aids^and even themjwithout any nations beyond Padusjarmed 80000 horlemen and 

 700000 foot. In plentie of all mettall minesjit giveth place to nolandwhatfoever. But forbid^ 

 den it is to dig any by an old ati: of the Senate^giving exprcfle order to make Ipare of Italic. 



Chap. xxi. 



^ lllyricum* 



THc nation of the Liburniansjoineth unto Arfia^ cvcnasfarre as the river Titius, A pare 

 thereof were the Mentores, HymanijEnchele^jDudinijand thole whome cMmachus 

 F nameth Puceiias. Now^ the whole in generall is called by one name, Illyricum. The 

 names of the nations are few of them cither worthie or calie to bee fpokcn. Asfor the judiciall 

 court of AlTifesat Scordona, thelapidesand fourcteene States befides of theLiburians relbrt 

 unto.Of which it greeveth me not to name the Lacinians,Stulpinians,Burniftesand Albonen- 

 fes. And in that C ourt thefe nations following have the libertie of Italians^to wii^thc Alutaean^ 



Hanatcs, 



