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the Aufidenates\ the Esernini^, the Fagifulani, the Pico- 
lenses^, the Saepinates'', and the Tereventinates ; in that of 
the Sabini, the Amiternini^, the Curenses^, rorum Deci'', 
Poriun 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 Csedici, 
1 The people of Aufidena, a city 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 modern village of 
AMdena, on a hill on the left bank of the modern Sangro. 
2 The people of Esernia, now Tsernia. 
3 The people of Ficulia or Ficolea, a city of ancient Latium on the 
Yia Nomentana. It is supposed that it was situate within the confines 
of the domain of Cesarini, and upon either the hill now called Monte 
G-entile, or that marked by the Torre Lupara. 
Ssepinum is supposed to be the same with the modern Supino or 
Sipicciano. 
^ The ruins of the ancient Sabine city of Amiternum are still visible 
at San Yittorino, 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 
Yia Salaria, about three miles from the left bank of the Tiber, and twenty- 
four from Rome. 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 Forum Novum (or 'New Market'), next 
mentioned, the present Yescovio. 
^ This Interamna must not be confounded 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 stiU in 
existence. 
^ From their town, Norsia in the duchy of Spoleto is said to derive its 
name. *^ The people of Nomentum, now La Mentana. 
The people of Keate, now Rieti, below Mursia. 
12 The people of Trebulse Mutuscse, said to have stood on the site of 
the present Monte Leone della Sabina, below Rieti. This place is men- 
tioned in the seventh ^neid of Yirgil, as the " Ohve-bearing Mutuscse.'* 
13 Their town was Trebula SufFena, on the site of the present Montorio 
di Romagna. The Tiburtes were the people of Tibur, the modern TivoU ; 
and the Tarinates were the inhabitants of Tarinum, now Tarano. 
The people of Cominium, the site of which is uncertain. It is sup- 
posed that there were three places of this name. One Cominium is men- 
tioned in the Samnite wars as being about twenty miles from Aquiloniaj^ 
