A Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Italy: With a Map and a Plan of Rome, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1826 - Ethnology |
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... miles . The little lake of Cutilię , near Reate , Rieti , in the Sabine country , was con- sidered as the umbilicus or centre of Italy . ( Plin . III . 12. ) In speaking of the general features of Italy , an- 4 ANCIENT ITALY .
... miles . The little lake of Cutilię , near Reate , Rieti , in the Sabine country , was con- sidered as the umbilicus or centre of Italy . ( Plin . III . 12. ) In speaking of the general features of Italy , an- 4 ANCIENT ITALY .
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... Sabines , of Daunia , " and Messapia , are inferior to none . Rich pastures feed innumerable herds and flocks , of oxen and " horses , of sheep and goats . Its mountains are " clothed with the finest timber , and contain quar- 66 ries ...
... Sabines , of Daunia , " and Messapia , are inferior to none . Rich pastures feed innumerable herds and flocks , of oxen and " horses , of sheep and goats . Its mountains are " clothed with the finest timber , and contain quar- 66 ries ...
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... Sabine nation , from whom were descended the Picentes , as well as the Ęqui , Marsi , Hernici , Peligni , Vestini ... Sabines , had P The former is the name by which this people was known to the Greeks ; the latter is their Latin ...
... Sabine nation , from whom were descended the Picentes , as well as the Ęqui , Marsi , Hernici , Peligni , Vestini ... Sabines , had P The former is the name by which this people was known to the Greeks ; the latter is their Latin ...
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... Sabines , he perhaps alluded to an old tradition which considered that people as descended from the Umbri . ( III . 15. ) Strabo informs us , that Ravenna was situated in the midst of marshes , and built entirely on wooden piles . A ...
... Sabines , he perhaps alluded to an old tradition which considered that people as descended from the Umbri . ( III . 15. ) Strabo informs us , that Ravenna was situated in the midst of marshes , and built entirely on wooden piles . A ...
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... Sabines , and Latium , by the Tiber to the south- east and south . ( Strab . V. 218. ) Beginning from the Macra , the first place we meet with on the coast of Etruria is Luna , celebrated for its beautiful and capacious harbour , now ...
... Sabines , and Latium , by the Tiber to the south- east and south . ( Strab . V. 218. ) Beginning from the Macra , the first place we meet with on the coast of Etruria is Luna , celebrated for its beautiful and capacious harbour , now ...
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