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taiii\, tlie Bolani^, the Cusuetani, the Coriolani^, the Fide- 
nates'^, the Eoretii, the Hortenses^, the Latinienses, the 
Longulani^, the Manates, the Macrales, the Mutucu- 
menses, the Munienses, the Numinienses, the Olliculani, the 
Octulani, the Pedani'', the Polluscini, the Querquetulani, the 
Sicani, the Sisolenses, the Tolerienses, the Tutienses, the Yi- 
mitellarii, the Yelienses, 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 
Stabise^, 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. 
2 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 modern Palestrina, at the modern village of Lugnano. 
3 The people of Corioh. It was probably a Latian town, but fell 
into the possession of the Yolsci, from whom it was taken by Cn. Marcius, 
who thence obtained the name of " Coriolanus." Monte Griove, nineteen 
miles from Rome, has been suggested as its site. 
^ PHny is supposed to be in error in representing Pidense, the early 
antagonist of Rome, as being extinct in liis time, and he will be found in 
the sequel reckoning it in the Fourth Region. This ancient Latian town 
never lost its municipal rank, though it had no doubt m his time become a 
mere country town. The present Castel Griubileo is supposed to be 
situate on its site. 
^ The people of Horta, a town of Etruria, now Horte. Many Etruscan 
remains have been discovered there. 
^ The people of Longula, a Yolscian town. Buon Riposo 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. 
s This was an ancient town between Pompeii aiid Surrentum. After 
its overthrow, as mentioned by Phny, it was in some measure rebuilt, 
possibly after this passage was penned. It was finally destroyed by the 
great eruption of Yesuvius in the year a.d. 79, and it was here that 
our author breathed his last. 
^ A town tln*ee miles w-est of Capua. It was of much importance as a 
mihtary position, and played a considerable part in the second Punic war. 
The period of its final destruction is unknown j but modern Capua is 
built on its sits 
