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Adjoining to this is the sixth region, which includes Umbria and the Gallic territory in the vicinity of Ariminum. At Ancona begins the coast of that part of Gaul known as Gallia Togata [Note]. The Siculi and the Liburni possessed the greater part of this district, and more particularly the territories of Palma, of Prætutia, and of Adria. These were expelled by the Umbri, these again by the Etrurians, and these in their turn by the Gauls. The Umbri are thought to have been the most ancient race in Italy, it being supposed that they were called "Ombrii" by the Greeks, from the fact of their having survived the rains [Note] which had inundated
the earth. We read that 300 of their towns were conquered by the Tusci; at the present day we find on their coast the river Æsis [Note], Senogallia [Note], the river Metaurus, the colonies of Fanum Fortunæ [Note] and Pisaurum [Note], with a river of the same name; and, in the interior, those of Hispellum [Note] and Tuder.
Besides the above, there are the Amerini [Note], the Attidiates [Note], the Asisinates [Note], the Arnates [Note], the Æsinates [Note], the Camertes [Note], the Casuentillani, the Carsulani [Note], the Dolates surnamed
Salentini, the Fulginiates [Note], the Foroflaminienses [Note], the Forojulienses surnamed Concupienses, the Forobrentani, the Forosempronienses [Note], the Iguvini [Note], the Interamnates surnamed Nartes, the Mevanates [Note], the Mevanionenses, the Matilicates [Note], the Narnienses [Note], whose town used formerly to be called Nequinum; the Nucerini [Note], both those surnamed Favonienses and those called Camellani; the Ocriculani [Note], the Ostrani [Note], the Pitulani, both those surnamed Pisuertes and the others called Mergentini; the Plestini [Note], the Sentinates [Note], the Sarsi-
nates [Note], the Spoletini [Note], the Suasini [Note], the Sestinates [Note], the Suillates [Note], the Tadinates [Note], the Trebiates [Note], the Tuficani [Note], the Tifernates [Note] surnamed Tiberini, and the others called Metaurenses, the Vesinicates, the Urbinates, both those surnamed Metaurenses [Note] and the others called Hortenses, the Vettonenses [Note], the Vindinates, and the Viventani. In this district there exist no longer the Feliginates who possessed Clusiolum above Interamna, and the Sarranates, with their towns of Acerræ [Note], surnamed Vafriæ, and Turocelum, also called Vettiolum; as also the Solinates, the Curiates, the Fallienates, and the Apiennates. The Arienates also have disappeared with the town of Crinovolum, as well as the Usidicani, the Plangenses, the Pæsinates, and the Cælestini.
Cato writes that Ameria above-mentioned was founded 964 years before the war with Perseus.
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