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Uria, the river Cerbalus^[1], forming the boundary of the Daunii, the port of Agasus^[2], and the Promontory of Mount Garganus^[3], distant from the Promontory of Salentinum or Iapygia 234 miles. Making the circuit of Garganus, we come to the port of Garna^[4], the Lake Pantanus^[5], the river Frento, the mouth of which forms a harbour, Teanum of the Apuli^[6], and Larinum, Cliternia^[7], and the river Tifernus, at which the district of the Frentani^[8] begins. Thus there were three different nations of the Apulians, [the Daunii,] the Teani, so called from their leader, and who sprang from the Greeks, and the Lucani, who were subdued by Calchas^[9], and whose country is now possessed by the Atinates. Besides those already mentioned, there are, of the Daunii, the colonies of Luceria^[10] and Venusia^[11], the towns of Canusium^[12] and Arpi, formerly called Argos Hippium^[13] and founded by Diomedes, afterwards called Argyrippa. Here too Diomedes destroyed the nations of the Monadi and the Dardi, and the two cities of Apina and

posed to have occupied the site of Manfredonia, and the village of Santa Maria di Siponto stands where Siponti stood.

1. Probably the Cervaro. Hardouin says the Candelaro.
2. The present Porto Greco occupies its site.
3. Still known as Gargano.
4. Probably the present Varano.
5. Now Lago di Lesina. The Frento is now called the Fortore.
6. To distinguish it from Teanum of the Sidicini, previously mentioned.
7. Between the Tifernus and the Frento. Its remains are said to be still visible at Licchiano, five miles from San Martino. The Tifernus is now called the Biferno.
8. A people of Central Italy, occupying the tract on the east coast of the peninsula, from the Apennines to the Adriatic, and from the frontiers of Apulia to those of the Marrucini.
9. Strabo (B. vi.) refers to this tradition, where he mentions the oracle of Calchas, the soothsayer, in Daunia in Southern Italy. Here answers were given in dreams, for those who consulted the oracle had to sacrifice a black ram, and slept a night in the temple, lying on the skin of the victim.
10. The modern Lucera in the Capitanata.
11. The birth-place of Horace; now Venosa in the Basilicata.
12. The modern Canosa stands on the site of the citadel of ancient Canusium, an Apulian city of great importance. The remains of the ancient city are very considerable.
13. So called, it was said, in remembrance of Argos, the native city of Diomedes. It was an Apulian city of considerable importance. Some slight traces of it are still to be seen at a spot which retains the name of Arpa, five miles from the city of Foggia.