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 206 pliny's natueal history. [Book IIT. tani the Bolani^, the Cusuetani, the Coriolani^, the Fide- nates^, the Eoretii, the Hortenses^, the Latinienses, the LongLilani'^, the Manatcs, the Macrales, the M,utiicu- menses, the Mimienses, the JSTuminienses, the Olliculani, the Octulani, the Pedani'', the Polluscini, the Querquetulani, the Sicani, the Sisolenses, the Tolerienses, the Tiitienses, the Vi- mitellarii, the Velieuses, the Yenetulani, and the A^itellenses. Thus we see, fifty-three peoples of ancient Latium have passed away without leaving any traces of their existence. In the Campanian territory there w^as 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 noAv 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, 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. 2 The people of Corioli. It was probably a Latian town, but feU 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. ■* Pliiiy is supposed to be in error in representing Fidense, the early antagonist of Rome, as being extinct in his time, and he will be found in the sequel reckoning it in the Fom'th Region. This ancient Latian town never lost its municipal rank, though it had no doubt in liis time become a mere country town. The present Castel Giubilco is supposed to be situate on its site. 5 The people of Horta, a to^^i 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 cither almost or entirely unkno^wTi. 8 This was an ancient town between Pompeii and Sm-rentum. After its overthrow, as mentioned by Pliny, it was in some measure rebuilt, possibly after this passage was penned. It was finally destroyed by the great eruption of Vesuvius in the year a.d. 79, and it was ' here that our author breathed his last. ^ A town tlu'ce miles west of Capua. It was of much importance as a mihtaiy position, and played a considerable part in the second Punic war. The period of its final destruction is unknown ; but modern Capua is buili on its sit-i
 * The people of Bubentum. Nothing is known of this Latin city or