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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1826 Excerpt: ... SECTION XI. SAMNIUM. Origin and history of the Samnites--Their subdivision into Caraceni, Pentri, and Hirpini--Topographical description of these several tribes--The Frentani--Roman Ways. Whatever difference of opinion may prevail among the writers of antiquity, respecting the origin of other Italian tribes, they seem agreed in ascribing that of the Samnite nation to the Sabines. Strabo, who has entered at some length on this point of history, informs us, that the Sabines, in the course of a protracted wai.fare, in which they were engaged with the Umbri, pledged themselves, if fortune should crown their efforts with victory, to consecrate to the gods whatsoever should be produced in their country during the spring of that year. The war having terminated in their favour, they, in compliance with their vow, considered the youth born to them in that year as sacred to Mars, and sent them forth at a proper season to seek their fortune in another land. Tradition reported that this colony, having been miraculously guided in its march by a bull, arrived in the country of the Opici, where they settled, and obtained the name of Sabelli, which was considered to be indicative of their first origin. We are not informed whence they subsequently derived the appellation of Samnites, or Sanwraij as the Greeks wrote the word. (Strab. V. 250. Siserin. Hist. IV. ap Non. de doct. ind. v. Ver. Sacrum..Varr. de Ling. Lat. VI. Fest. v. Samnites.) It is certain, however, that a portion of this people always retained the name of Sabelli. (Liv. VIII. 1. and X. 19. Varr. ap. Philarg. Georg. II. 167.) Haec genus acre virum Marsos, pubemque Sabellam, Assuetumque malo Ligurem, Volscosque verutos Extulit. There were other traditions, which stated that the Samnites, as well as their ancest...
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