Volume 1
The geography of Strabo / Literally translated, with notes. The first six books by H. C .Hamilton, esq., the remainder by W. Falconer.
- Strabo
- Date:
- 1854-1857
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The geography of Strabo / Literally translated, with notes. The first six books by H. C .Hamilton, esq., the remainder by W. Falconer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![with a city of the same name.* Beyond this is Castrum Novum,^ and the river Piomba,^ flowing from the city of Adria,'* and having [at its mouth] the naval station of Adria, which bears the same name as itself. In the interior is [the city of Adria] itself and Asculum Picenum,^ a very strong position, upon which is built a wall: the mountains which sur- round it are not accessible to armies.® Above Picenum are the Vestini,^ the Marsi,® the Peligni,® the Marucini,*** and the Frentani,** a Samnitic nation possessing the hill-country, and extending almost to the sea. All these nations are small, but extremely brave, and have frequently given the Romans proofs of their valour, first as enemies, aftersvards as allies ; and finally, having demanded the liberty and rights of citizens, and being denied, they revolted and kindled the Marsian war.'* They decreed that Corfinium,*® the metropolis of the Peligni, should be the capital for all the Italians instead of Rome : made it their place d’armes, and new-named it Italica. Then, having convoked deputies from all the people friendly to their design, they created consuls*^ and praetors, and maintained the war for two *® years, until they had obtained the rights for which they struggled. The war was named the ilarsian *® war, be- * The position of this city is still disputed, it has been identified with Porto d’Ascoli, Torre di Seguro, and other places. * Giulia Nova. ’ Matrinus. * .\tri. ‘ Ascoli. ® The text is here defective. ' The Vestini appear to have occupied the region where at present Aquila, Ofena, Civita Aquana, Civita di Penna, Civita di St. .\ngelo, and Pescara are situated. ® They inhabited the canton in which are built Tagliacozzo, Scurcola, Albi, Celano, Pescina, and the environs of Lake Celano. * Inhabited the territories of Sulniona, Pentima, and Popolo. Occupied the district of Tieti or Chieti. Inhabited the right bank of the Sangro, the territory of Guasto, the banks of the Trigno and Biferno, the district of Larino, the left bank of the Fortore, and extended north-west towards Pescara. 91 D. c. Pentima near Popoli. The first consuls were Q. Pompsedius Silo, and C. .\ponius Mutilus ; the projtors were Ilerius .\sinius for the Marucini, C. Veltius Cato for the Marsi, M. Lamponius and T. Cleptius for the Leucani, .Marius Egnatius Trebatius and Pontius Telcsinus for the Saninites, C. Judacilius for the Apuli or Picentini, and A. Cluentius for the Peligni. Many other officers besides these distinguished themselves in the several campaigns of tho Marsian war. .\ note in the French translation would make the duration of the Marsian war twelve years. '® Diodorus Siculus agrees tvith Str.abo, in asserting that this war was](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24872556_0001_0372.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
