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Arretini^[1] Yeteres, the Arretini Fidentes, the Arretini Julienses, the Amitinenses, the Aqiienses, surnained Taurini^[2], the Blerani^[3], the Cortonenses^[4], the Capenates^[5], the Clusini Novi, the Clusini Veteres^[6], the Florentini^[7], situate on the stream of the Arnus, Fæsulse^[8], Ferentinum^[9], Fescennia^[10],

1. The people of Arretium, one of the most powerful cities of Etruria. The three tribes or peoples here mentioned probably did not occupy distinct towns, but constituted separate communities or municipal bodies, being distinct colonies or bodies of settlers. The Julienses were the colonists settled there by Augustus. The Fidentes had probably settled at an earlier period. The modern Arezzo has risen on the remains of the Roman city, while the remains of the Etruscan city are pointed out on an elevated spot called Poggio di San Cornelho, two or three miles south- east of Arezzo. Many valuable relics of antiquity have been discovered here. The family of Maecenas sprang from this place.
2. The people of Aquæ Tauri, a watering-place of Etruria, situate about three miles north of the present Civita Veccliia, and now called Bagni di Ferrata. The baths are described by Rutilius in his Itinerary, who calls them Tauri Thermæ (the Bull's Baths), and ascribes their name to the fact of them having been accidentally discovered by a bull.
3. The people of Blera, on the site of the modern village of Bieda, about twelve miles south of Viterbo. Numerous remains of Etruscan antiquity have been found here.—See Dennis's Etruria, vol. i. pp. 260-272.
4. The people of Cortona, a powerful city of Etruia, which is still known by the same name. It was probably in the number of the cities of Etruria that were ravaged by Sylla, and then recolonized by him. Numerous remains of Etruscan antiquity have been discovered there.
5. The people of Capena, an ancient and important city of Etruria, which, after long opposing the inroads of the Romans, was reduced to submission shortly after the fall of Veii, B.C. 393. It existed and held municipal rank til the time of the Emperor Aurelian, after which all traces of its name or existence were lost, till 1750, when Galetti fixed its site with great accuracy at Civitucola or San Martino, about 24 miles from Rome. It was situate on the banks of a small river now called the Grammiccia, and in its territory was the celebrated 'Lucus Feroniæ' pre- viously mentioned.
6. The new and old colonists of the city of Clusiiun, who probably enjoyed distinct municipal rights. The modern Chiusi stands on its site.
7. The modern Fiorenze or Florence occupies the site of then* city.
8. The village of Fiesole stands on its site. Extensive remams of the ancient city are still to be found.
9. The site of Ferentinum is now uninhabited, but is still known by the name of Ferento. The rivers of the ancient city are very considerable; it was finally destroyed by the people of Viterbo in the 12th century.
10. An ancient town of Etruria near Falisci. Cluver thinks that it was Bituatc at Gallese, a village nine miles north of Civita Castellana; but Dennis considers its site to have been between Borghetto on the Tiber