Greek Texts & Translations

Lavicana joins it, which commences, like the Via Praenestina, from the Esquiline gate. This road, as well as the Esquiline plain, the Via Lavicana leaves on the left; it then proceeds a distance of 120 stadia, or more, when it approaches Lavicum, an ancient city now in ruins, situated on an eminence; this and Tusculum it leaves on the right, and terminates near to Pictae in the Via Latina. This place is 210 stadia distant from Rome. Proceeding thence along the Via Latina there are noble residences, and the cities Ferentinum, ^note Frusino, ^note by which the river Cosa flows, Fabrateria, ^note by which flows the river Sacco, ^note Aquinum, ^note a large city, by which flows the great river Melfa, ^note Interamnium, situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Garigliano and another, Casinum, also an important city, and the last of those belonging to Latium. For Teanum, called Sidicinum, ^note which lies next in order, shows by its name that it belongs to the nation of the Sidicini. These people are Osci, a surviving nation of the Campani, so that this city, which is the largest of those situated upon the Via Latina, may be said to be Campanian; as well as that of Cales, ^note another considerable city which lies beyond, and is contiguous to Casilinum. ^note 10

As to the places situated on either side of the Via Latina, those on the right are between it and the Via Appia; of their number are Setia ^note and Signia, ^note which produce wine, that of Setia being one of the dearest wines, and that called Signium the best for strengthening the stomach. Before this ^note are Privernum, ^note Cora, ^note Suessa, ^note 'Trapontium, ^note Velitrae, ^note Aletrium, ^note and also Fregellae, ^note by which the Garigliano flows, which discharges itself [into the sea] near Minturnae. Fregellae, though now a village, was formerly a considerable city, and the chief of the surrounding places we have just named. Even now their inhabitants throng to it on market days, and