up. In after time2051 the Leucani seized upon the city, but in their turn were deprived of it by the Romans.2052 It is rendered unhealthy by a river2053 [Pg 374] [CAS. 251] which overflows the marshy districts in the neighbourhood. Between the Sirenussæ and Posidonia2054 is Marcina,2055 a city founded by the Tyrrheni, but inhabited by the Samnites. [To go] from thence into Pompæa,2056 through Nuceria,2057 [you cross] an isthmus of not more than 120 stadia. The Picentes extend as far as the river Silaro,2058 which separates their country on this side from ancient Leucania.2059 The water of this river is reported to possess the singular property of petrifying any plant thrown into it, preserving at the same time both the colour and form.2060 Picentia was formerly the capital of the Picentes; but they now dwell in villages, having been ejected by the Romans2061 for taking part with Hannibal. Also, instead of doing military service, it has been decreed that they shall be the public daily couriers and letter-carriers; [a penalty] which for the same cause has been likewise inflicted on the Leucani and Bruttii. To keep them in check, the Romans fortified Salernum, which is a little above the sea. The distance from the Sirenussæ to the Silaro is 260 stadia.
BOOK VI.
ITALY.
SUMMARY.
The Sixth Book contains the remainder of Italy, and the regions within the Adriatic, as far as Macedonia; likewise a description of Apulia, Calabria, the country by the Ionian Gulf, together with the adjacent islands, from Sicily to the Ceraunian mountains, and on the other side as far as Carthage, and the small islands lying near to it.
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