GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX.

Aborigines. A name applied to early inhabitants of Latium. Actium. A promontory in Acarnania near which Octavius COL quered Antonius, 31 B. C. Adjective, Actiăcus.

Adriaticum mare. The Adriatic sea, east of Italy, now Gulf of

Venice.

Egates insulae. Three islands on the western coast of Sicily, near which the Carthaginian fleet was defeated by C. Lutatius Catulus, 241 B. C., thus ending the first Punic war.

Equi. A people in north-eastern Latium.

Æquicăli. A portion of the ancient Equians, dwelling north of the Equi proper, in the Sabine country.

Esis. A river between Picenum and Umbria.

Alba or Alba Longa, a town in Latium, south-east of Rome, of which it was the mother-city.

Albānus mons, the Alban mount, now Monte Cavo, on a ridge of which Alba was built.

Albula. An ancient name of the Tiber.

Algidus. A mountain range in Latium, north or north-east from the Alban mount, forming a part of the outer extinct crater of the same volcanic group. From it the Æqui made incursions into the Roman territory.

Alia. A small river which rises in the Crustuminian hills, and flows into the Tiber. It is memorable by the defeat of the Gauls on its banks, July 16, B. C. 390. Adjective, Aliensis.

Allifæ or Allifa, a town in Samnium, on the Vulturnus, in a fertile country north of Capua. Adjective, Allifānus.

Allobroges, (nominative singular, Allŏbrox.) A people of Gaul dwelling in the modern Dauphiné and Savoy, between the Rhone and the Isère, and extending to the lake of Geneva. Their chief town was Vienna on the Rhone, now Vienne.

Ameriŏla. An old Latin town in the region between the Tibet. Anio, and Mount Lucretilis. Its exact site is not known. Amiternum. A town of the Sabines, on the Aternus.

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Anio, gen. Anienis. The most celebrated tributary of the Tiber, into which it flows three miles above Rome.

Antemnae. A Sabine town at the junction of the Anio and Tiber. Adjective, Antemnas, ātis.

Antium. A town of Latium on a rocky promontory south of Rome. Adjective, Antias, ātis.

ApiŎlae. A town of Latium, destroyed by Tarquinius Priscus.
Apulia. A large country in the south-east of Italy.

Arbocăla. The chief town of the Vaccæi in Hispania Tarraconensis taken by Hannibal after a long resistance.

Ardĕa The chief town of the Rutuli in Latium, a little to the left of the river Numicus, three miles from the sea.

Argilėtum. The district in Rome behind the buildings on the north-eastern side of the Forum, extending to the southern extremity of the Quirinal. Varro derives its name from argilla, as clay for the manufacture of pottery was found there. The origin of the name is thus similar to that of the Tuileries and the Cerameicus. The popular derivation, however, was Argi letum, from a person called Argus, said to have been killed there while plotting against the life of his host Evander.

Aricia. A town in Latium, on the Appian way, at the foot of the Alban mount.

Ariminum. A town on the Adriatic, on the coast of Umbria, now Rimini.

Arnus. The Arno, the chief river of Etruria.

Arpi. An inland town in the Daunian Apulia, which revolted to Hannibal after the battle of Cannæ.

Arretium. One of the most important cities of Etruria, possessing a fertile country near the sources of the Arnus and the Tiber. Now Arezzo.

Atanagrum. The chief town of the Ilergetes, probably in the neighborhood of Ilerda.

Atella. A town in Campania between Capua and Neapolis. Adjective, Atellanus.

Aufidus, now Ofanto, the principal river of Apulia. It rises in Samnium, and flows into the Adriatic.

Ausetani. A people in north-eastern Spain, near the sea.

Aventinus (mons), Aventinum. The southern and highest of the seven hills of Rome.

Baliares or Baleares. Two islands in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain, distinguished as Major and Minor, whene: their modern

names Majorca and Minorca. Their inhabitants, also called Baliares or Baleares, were celebrated as slingers.

Bargusii. A people in the N. E. of Spain, near Ilerda.

Beneventum. A town in Samnium, on the Appia via. Adjective, Beneventanus.

Boii. A powerful tribe in Cisalpine Gaul, between the Po and the Apennines.

Bovianum. The chief town of the Pentri in Samnium.

Brixiani. The people of Brixia, now Brescia, a town in Gallia Cisalpina, near the Alps.

Brundisium. A town in Calabria, in the S. E. of Italy, with an excellent harbor on the Adriatic. Now Brindisi

Bruttii. The people of Bruttium, in the S.W. extremity of Italy. Cselius (mons). The south-eastern of the seven hills of Rome. Caenina. A town of the Sabines in Latium, N. E. of Rome. Adjectives, Caeninensis, Caeninus.

Cære. A city in Etruria, N. W. of Rome. Near it were warm baths, aquae Cærētes. Adjective, Caeres, itis and ētis.

Calatia. A town in Campania on the Appia via between Capua and Beneventum. Adjective, Calatinus.

Călǝs. A town in Campania, N. W. of Capua, famed for its excellent wine. Adjective, Calênus.

Callicula. A mountain in Campania, stretching from Cales eastward. Callifæ. A town in Samnium, in the valley of the Vulturnus, S. E. of Allifæ. Adjective, Callifānus.

Cameria. A Sabine town in Latium, near Mons Lucretilis.

Campania. A rich and fruitful district south of Latium.

Cannæ. A village in Apulia, in an extensive plain E. of the Aufidus and N. of the small river Vergellus.

Canusium. A town in Apulia, on the Aufidus, S. W. of Cannæ. Adjective, Canusinus.

Capena. A town of Etruria, N. of Veii.

Capėna, Porta. A gate of Rome, on the south, in the wall of Servius Tullius.

Capitolinus (mons). One of the hills of Rome, near the Tiber, north of the Aventine and north-west of the Palatine.

Capua. The capital of Campania.

Carpetani. A powerful people in the centre of Hispania Tarraconensis. Cartala. Capital of the Olcades.

Carthago Nova. A town founded by the Carthaginians on the south coast of Hispania Tarraconensis, now Carthagena.

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Casilinum. A town in Campania on the Vulturnus, on the site of the modern Capua. Adjective, Casilinas, ātis.

Casinum. A town in Latium near Samnium, on the river Casinus. Adjective, Casinas, ātis.

Castilo. A town of the Oretani in Spain, on the Bætis.

Caudinae Furculae. The Caudine Forks, narrow passes in the mountains near Caudium, where the Roman army surrendered to the Samnites and was sent under the yoke, B. C. 321.

Caadium. A town in Samnium on the road from Capua to Bene

ventum.

Celtiberia. A mountainous country in the central part of Spain. Inhabitants, Celtibéri.

Cenomani. A powerful tribe in Gallia Cisalpina, north of the Po, near Brescia, Verona, and Mantua.

Cercina. An island and town off the north coast of Africa, in the mouth of the Lesser Syrtis.

Circeii. A town of Latium on the promontory Circeium.

Cissis. A town in Spain near Tarraco.

Clastidium. A town in Liguria south of the Po, on the road from Dertona to Placentia.

Collatia. A Sabine town in Latium, near the right bank of the Anio.

Corcyra. An island in the Ionian sea, now Corfu.

Corniculum. A town in Latium in the mountains north of Tibur. Corsi. The people of the island of Corsica.

Cortona. A city in Etruria north-west of the Trasimene lake. Adjective, Cortonensis.

Cosanus portus. The harbor of Cosa in Etruria, called also portus

Herculis.

Cremona. A city in Cisalpine Gaul on the northern bank of the Po. Cremonis jugum. The modern Little St. Bernard.

Croton or Crotona. A Greek city on the east coast of Bruttium. Adjective, Crotoniensis.

Crustumerium or Crustumeria.

A town of the Sabines in the

mountains near the sources of the Alia. Adjective, Crustuminus. Cures. A Sabine town on the Via Salaria, N.E. of Rome. Delphi. A town in Phocis, north of the Corinthian gulf, seat of the celebrated oracle of Apollo.

Druentia. A large and rapid river of Gallia Narbonensis, which flows into the Rhone, near Avenio (Avignon). Now the Durance.

Ebusus. The largest of the Pityusae insulae, off the east coast of Spain.

Emporiæ. A town of the Indigetes in Hispania Tarraconensis near the Pyrenees.

Eněti. A people of Paphlagonia on the north side of Asia Minor. Eryx. A mountain and town on the N. W. coast of Sicily. Adjec tive. Erycinus, Erucinus.

Esquiliae (Exquiliae). The eastern and the largest of the seven hills of Rome. Adjective, Esquilinus, Esquiliárius.

Etruria. A country in Italy north of Latium. Adjective, Etrusous, Tuscus.

Euganei. A people said to have been driven by the Eneti or Veneti towards the Alps and the Lacus Benācus (Lago di Garda) from Venetia.

Faesulae. A city in Etruria, now Fiésole, near Florence.

Falerii. A town in Etruria on a lofty height near Mt. Soracte.

Falernus ager. A district in the north of Campania, famed for its choice wine.

Ferentinum. An ancient town of the Hernici in Latium. Near it was the grove and the source of the sacred brook Ferentina, at which the Latins used to hold their meetings.

Ficana. A town in Latium on the Via Ostiensis 11 miles from Rome. Ficulěa. An ancient town of the Sabines east of Fidenae.

Fidenae. A Sabine town five miles N. E. of Rome. Adjective, Fidēnas, ātis.

Formiae. A town in Latium, on the Appia Via, in the innermost corner of the Sinus Caietanus, near Mola di Gaëta.

Frentani. A Samnite people between Apulia and Picenum, on the Adriatic.

Gabii. A town in Latium between Rome and Praeneste. Adj., Gabinus. Gades. A town in Hispania Baetica, now Cadiz; a colony of the Tyrians from very early times allied with the Carthaginians. Adj., Gaditānus. Galliae. This plural is often used, with reference to the different divisions both of Gallia Transalpina and of Gallia Cisalpina.

Genua. A town in Liguria, on the Ligurian gulf, the modern Génoa. Gereonium (Geronium). A town in the southern part of the country of the Frentani, N. W. of Apulia.

Hadrianus ager. The territory of Hadria, in the south-eastern part of Picenum.

Heraclea. A town in Lucania, on the Gulf of Tarentum, near which Pyrrhus routed the Roman army under M. Valerius Laevinus, B. C. 280.

Herculis Columnae. The Pillars of Hercules, Calpe (Gibraltar)