. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . urrounded bythe tSaugro, Volturno and Calore,is covered ^\?ith rugged mouutaius(the ^latese], which pieserve thesnoA\ until ]\[ay- and of which thehighest peak, ]Mount Miletto, risesto 0,500 feet. Thus the flocksfoimd fresh pastiuage and abundantsjirings among thes(^ high valleysduring the scorching suunuer. Theseconstituted the wealtli of the produce sold in th(> (ireektowns (Ml the coast ; the j)ay whichtluy often received undei Ihe titleof auxiliaiy troops; but, aboveall.
. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . urrounded bythe tSaugro, Volturno and Calore,is covered ^\?ith rugged mouutaius(the ^latese], which pieserve thesnoA\ until ]\[ay- and of which thehighest peak, ]Mount Miletto, risesto 0,500 feet. Thus the flocksfoimd fresh pastiuage and abundantsjirings among thes(^ high valleysduring the scorching suunuer. Theseconstituted the wealtli of the produce sold in th(> (ireektowns (Ml the coast ; the j)ay whichtluy often received undei Ihe titleof auxiliaiy troops; but, aboveall. tlie booty which tliev brought l)ack from llieir Iaids intoManila (irecia, accumulaled gicat wealth in the hands of thesewarlike shepherds. In Ihe time of the war against Rome Iheabundance of lironzc in Sjimiiium was so great tliat the youngei-Papirius carried oil more tlian two iiiilliou jiouiids of it; andhis colleague (ar\ilius had made with uotliinu but the aiinoiutaken from the Samnite fool-soldios. a colossal statue of he placed on the (a[)itol, and which could be seen from. f-aiiiniti- AVarrinr, after n Paiiilcd Viisthe Louvre. Tfirjnnot!: ff. Sirabo , 12; Serv. in .TTn. xi. 17.!. Kep))pl-Oraven. Kifiirxiim In llw Livv. x. A(j. OSCANS ANtD SABELLIAXS. cm
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