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ful fubje&s in the Neapolitan kingdom. In 1638 it was 
almoft deftroyed by an earthquake; and again in 1783. 
See the article Earthquake, vol. vi. p. 212. The houfes 
are called barracks, and are moftly of wood : indeed there 
are two palaces built of this material. It is twelve miles 
north-eaft of Nicotera. 
MONTE LEO'NE, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Ultra : nine miles north of Benevento. 
MONTE LEO'NE, a town of Italy, in the duchy of 
Spoleto : eight miles fouth-weft of Norcia. 
MONTE LEO'NE, a town of Italy, in Sabina: fifteen 
miles north of Tivoli. 
MONTE LEO'NE, a town of the ifland of Sardinia.* 
twelve miles fouth of Alghieri. 
MONTE LEZ'ZI, a town of Naples, in the province 
of Bari: thirteen miles fouth-fouth-weft of Monopoli. 
MONTE LU'GO, a town of the duchy of Parma: ele¬ 
ven miles fouth of Parma. 
MONTE LU'GO, a mountain of Italy, near Spoleto. 
MONTE LU'PO, a town of Etruria, on the Arno : 
eleven miles weft-fouth-weft of Florence. 
MONTE MAJO'R, a town of Spain, in the province 
of Cordova : fix miles fouth of Cordova. 
MONTE MANI'VA, a mountain of Italy, in the 
Breffan : fix miles fouth of Breno. 
MONTE MARA'NO, a town of Naples, in Princi¬ 
pato Ultra, the fee of a biftiop, fuffragan of Benevento : 
thirteen miles weft-north-weft of Conza. Lat. 40. 56. N. 
Ion. 14. 59. E. 
MONTE MAS'SICO, a town of Naples, in Lavora, on 
a mountain celebrated for its wine: eight miles fouth 
of Sezza. 
MONTE MAVI'RI, a town of Naples, in Lavora: five 
miles north-north-eaft of Capua. 
MONTE MAU'RO, a towm of Naples, in Calabria 
Ultra: feven miles of St. Severino. 
MONTE MESCO'SO, a town of Italy : twenty-five 
miles w'eft-fouth-weft of Modena. 
MONTE MESSO'LI, a town of Naples, in the pro¬ 
vince of Otranto : feven miles north-eaft of Tarento. 
MONTE di MEZ'ZO, a mountain of the ifland of 
Corfica, which extends from the centre to the weft coaft. 
MONTE MILE'TO, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Ultra : nine miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Benevento. 
MONTE MOR- 0 -NO'VA,orMoNTE major-el-novo, 
a confiderable town of Portugal, on the road from Lifbon 
to Badajoz. Lat. 38. 42. N. Ion. 9. 35. W. 
MONTE MOR-O-VEL'HO, or Monte major-el- 
velho, a towm of Portugal, in the province of Beira, 
with a very large caftle, feated in a fertile country: ten 
miles fouth-weft of Coimbra, and eighty-three north of 
Lifbon. Lat. 40. 5. N. Ion. 8. 9. W. 
MONTE MU'RO, a town of Naples, in Bafilicata: 
eighteen miles fouth of Potenza. 
MONTE NE'GRO, a town of Naples, in the Capita- 
nata: eight miles weft of Termoli. 
MONTE NE'GRO, a mountainous diftridt of Albania, 
inhabited by a brave people, caHed Monte-Negrins, who 
profefs the Chriftian religion, and bear a mortal hatred to 
the Turks. Here is a town of the fame name: eight 
miles fouth-eaft of Ragufa. 
MONTE NE'GRO, or Monte Neros, a diftridt in 
the north part of Syria, towards the province of Ca- 
ramania. 
MONTE NE'RO, a towm of Naples, in Calabria Citra: 
feventeen miles eaft-fouth-eaft of Cofenza. 
MONTE NOT'TE, a mountain of Italy, on the bor¬ 
ders of the ftate of Genoa, and the duchy of Montferrat: 
feven miles north of Savona, and twelve fouth of AcqUi. 
MONTE NUO'VO,ortheNEW Mountain, near Puz- 
zoli, in the Neapolitan territory. It was raifed in the 
night, in September 1538, by the agency of a fubterra- 
neous volcano, which ejedted fuch an immenfe quantity 
of earth, ftones, and allies, that in the courfe of forty- 
eight hours it attained the height of 2100 feet. Some 
part of it is cultivated. Near the foot of the mountain 
the fand is very hot from fubterraneous fire. 
MONTE ODRIS'IO, a town of Naples, in Abruzzo 
Citra : twelve miles fouth-eaft of Lanciano. 
MONTE hell OL'MO, a towm of Italy, in the mar- 
quifate of Ancona : four miles fouth-eaft of Macerata. 
MONTE dell O'RO, a town and mountain of Italy, 
in the Valteline: fourteen miles north of Sondrio. 
MONTE PAGA'NO, a town of Naples, in Abruzzo 
Ultra: eleven miles eaft of Teramo. 
MONTE PATER'NO, a mountain of Italy, about 
three miles from Bologna. 
MONTE PELEGRI'NO, a towm of Sicily, in the val¬ 
ley of Mazara, on a lofty mountain, near the lea : three 
miles north of Palermo. 
MONTE PELO'SO, a town of Naples, in Bafilicata : 
fixteen miles weft of Matera, and twenty fouth-eaft of 
Venofa. Lat. 40. 51. N. Ion. 16. 4. E. 
MONTE PHILIP PO, a fortrefs of Etruria, near Porto 
Hercole. 
MONTE de PE'DRAS, afmall ifland in the Atlantic, 
near the coaft of Brafil. Lat. 18. S. 
MONTE PINET'TO, a town of Naples, in Calabria 
Citra : fix miles fouth of Umbriatico. 
MONTE de PLA'TA, a mountain at the north coaft 
of the ifland of Hifpaniola. 
MONTE POSILIP'PO, a mountain about three miles 
from Naples. 
MONTE PULCIA'NO, a towm of Etruria, the fee of 
a bifiiop, dependent on the pope. It contains four 
churches, and ten convents : forty miles fouth-fouth-eaft 
of Florence, and fixty-three north of Rome. Lat. 43. 5. N. 
loh. 11. 53. E. 
MONTE REA'LE, a town of the ifland of Sardinia; 
eighteen miles fouth-eaft of Oriftagni. 
MONTE del ROSA'RIO, a final 1 ifland in the Vene¬ 
tian territory, but now almoft wafned away by the fea. 
It has a fmall church, built by a lay-brotherhood, in 
honour of the Holy Virgin of the Rofary. 
MONTE ROSET', a fortrefs on the fouth coaft of 
Sicily : ten miles weft-north-weft of Girgenti. 
MONTE ROSET'O, a towm of Italy, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Mela: ten miles eaft of Brefcia. 
MONTE RO'SI, or Monte Ros'si, a town of Italy, 
between Rome and Viterbo, at an equal diltance from 
each. 
MONTE ROS'SO, a town of Sicily, in the Valley of 
Noto: fourteen miles north of Modica, and twenty- 
tw'o w'eft of Syracufe. Lat. 37. 7. N. Ion. 14. 45. E. 
MONTE ROS'SO, a mountain in the ifland of Corfica, 
near the weft coaft, between Calvi and Ajaccio. 
MONTE ROS'SO, a towm of Genoa: feven miles weft 
of Spezza. 
MONTE ROTON'DO, a town of the Popedom, in the 
Sabina : ten miles north-weft of Tivoli. 
MONTE SA'GRO, a towm of Naples, in Capitanata; 
fifteen miles fouth-fouth-weft of Viefte. 
MONTE St. AN'GELO, a town of Naples, in Capi¬ 
tanata, the fee of a bifltop ; fituated on a rugged moun¬ 
tain near the Adriatic. Near it is a convent of Carmelite 
friars, founded in the latter end of the fifth century, in 
commemoration of a vidlory over the barbarians, then, 
beiieging Sipontum. It is feven miles north of Manfre- 
donia, and ninety-eight north-eaft of Naples. Lat. 
41. 42. N. Ion. 15. 52. E. 
MONTE St. CIRIA'CO, a fortrefs and promontory 
on the coaft of the Adriatic, near Ancona. 
MONTE di St. GIULIA'NO, a mountain in the cen¬ 
tre of the ifland of Ifchia. 
MONTE di SAN GIULIA'NO, or Monte di Tra- 
ta'ni, a town of Sicily, in the valley of Mazara : three 
miles eaft of Trapani. 
MONTE St. ORES'TE, a mountain of Italy, not far 
from Citta Caftellana, anciently called Mons Sorafle. On 
the top of this mountain is a convent, founded by Car- 
lornan. 
