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PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY.
[Book III.
Atinates[1], the Arpani, the Borcani, the Collatini, the Corinenses, the Cannenses[2], rendered famous by the defeat of the Romans, the Dirini, the Forentani[3], the Genusini[4], the Herdonienses, the Hyrini[5], the Larinates surnamed Frentani[6], the Merinates[7] of Garganus, the Mateolani, the Netini[8], the Rubustini[9], the Silvini[10], the Strapellini[11], the Turmentini, the Vibinates[12], the Venusini, and the Ulurtini. In the interior of Calabria there are the Ægetini, the Apamestini[13], the Argentini, the Butuntinenses[14], the Deciani, the Grumbestini,
- ↑ The people of Atinum, a town of Lucania, situate in the upper valley of the Tanager, now the Valle di Diano. Its site is ascertained by the ruins near the village of Atena, five miles north of La Sala. Collatia was situate on the Anio, now called the Teverone.
- ↑ The ruins of the town of Canuæ are still visible at a place called Canne, about eight miles from Canosa. The Romans were defeated by Hannibal, on the banks of the Aufidus in its vicinity, but there is considerable question as to the exact locality. The ruins of the town are still considerable.
- ↑ Forentum was the site of the present Forenza in the Basilicate. It is called by Horace and Diodorus Siculus, Ferentum. The ancient town probably stood on a plain below the modern one. Some remains of it are still to be seen.
- ↑ On the site of Genusium stands the modern Ginosa. The ruins of the ancient city of Herdonea are still to be seen in the vicinity of the modern Ordona, on the high road from Naples to Otranto. This place witnessed the defeat by Hannibal of the Romans twice in two years.
- ↑ The mention of the Hyrini, or people of Hyrium or Hyria, is probably an error, as he has already mentioned Uria, the same place, among the Daunian Apulians, and as on the sea-shore. See p. 228. It is not improbably a corrupted form of some other name.
- ↑ From the Frento, on the banks of which they dwelt.
- ↑ Viesta, on the promontory of Gargano, is said to occupy the site of the ancient Merinum.
- ↑ According to Mannert, the modern town of Noja stands on the site of ancient Netium.
- ↑ They inhabited Ruvo, in the territory of Bari, according to Hardouin.
- ↑ Their town was Silvium; probably on the site of the modern Savigliano.
- ↑ According to D'Anville their town was Strabellum, now called Rapolla.
- ↑ Their town is supposed to have been on the site of the modern Bovino, in the Capitanata.
- ↑ The people of Apamestæ; probably on the site of the modern San Vito, two miles west of Polignano.
- ↑ The people of Butuntum, now Bitonto, an inland city of Apulia, twelve miles from Barium, and five from the sea. No particulars of it are known. All particulars too of most of the following tribes have perished.
