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 224 flint's l^ATUEAL HISTOET. [Book III, Nesetlius^ and the town of Thurii^, situate between the two rivers Crathis and Sybaris, upon the latter of which there was once a city^ of the same name. In a similar manner Hera- clia'*, sometimes called Siris, lies between the river of that name and the Aciris. We next come to the rivers Aca- landrus and Casuentum^, and the town of Metapontum", with which the third region of Italy terminates. In the interior of Bruttium, the Aprustani'' are the only people ; but in Lucania we find the Atinates, the Bantini, the Ebu- rini^, the Grrumentini, the Potentini, the Sontini^, the Sirini, the Tergilani, the Ursentini, and the Volcentani/", whom the Numestrani join. Besides these, we learn from Cato^^ that Thebes in Lucania has disappeared, and Theopompus informs us that there was formerly a city of the Lucani called Pandosia^"^, at which Alexander, the king of Epirus, died. ^ The modem Neto. 2 Now called Turi, between the rivers Crati and Sibari or Eoscile. 3 A Gi-reek town, famous for the inordinate love of luxury displayed by its inhabitants, whence a voluptuary obtained the name of a " Sybarite.'' It was destroyed by the people of Crotona, who turned the waters of the Crathis upon the town. Its site is now occupied by a pestilential swamp. ^ A famous Greek city founded on the territory of the former Ionian colony of Siris. The foundations of it may still be seen, it is supposed, near a spot called Policoro, tlu-ee miles from the sea. The rivers are now called the Sinno and the Agri. 5 The modem Salandra or SalandreUa, and the Basiento. ^ So caUed from its lymg between the two seas. It was once a cele- brated Greek city, but was in ruins in the time of Pausanias. The place called Torre di Mare now occupies its site. 7 The site of Aprustum is supposed to be marked by the village of Argusto, near ChiaravaUe, about five miles from the Gulf of Squillace. Atina was situate in the valley of the Tanager, now theValle di Diano. The ruins of Atina, which are very extensive, are to be seen near the village of Atena. Livy and Acron speak of Bantia as in Apuha, and not in Lu- cania. An ancient abbey, Santa Maria di Yanze, still marks its site. ^ The ruins of Eburi are supposed to be those between the modem EboH and the right bank of the Silarus. The remains of Grumentmn, a place of some importance, are still to be seen on the river Agri, half a mile from the modem Saponara. Potenza occupies the site of ancient Potent ia. 3 The Sontini were probably situate on the river Sontia, now the Sanza, near PoHcastro. The Sirini probably had their name from the river Siris, ^0 Yolcentum was situate near the Silarus, probably on the spot now caUed Bulcino or Bucino. The site of Numistro appears to be imknown. " In his work " De Originibus." Livy, B. viii., and Justin mention how that Alexander I. (in the