FORMIÆ, a
maritime
town of Italy, to the south-east of _Cajeta_.
Tacitus
It bounds Mesopotamia on the
west.
EUXINE, or PONTUS EUXINUS; now the Black Sea.
F.
FERENTINUM, a town of Latium, in Italy; now _Ferentino_, in the
Campania of Rome.
FERENTUM, a town of Etruria; now _Ferenti_.
FERONIA, a town in Etruria.
FIDENÆ, a small town in the territory of the Sabines, about six miles
to the north of Rome. The place where the ruins of Fidenæ are seen, is
now called _Castello Giubileo_.
FLAMMINIAN WAY, made by Flamminius A. U. C. 533, from Rome to
_Ariminum_, a town of Umbria, or Romana, at the mouth of the river
Ariminus, on the gulf of Venice. It is now called _Rimini_.
FLEVUS, a branch of the Rhine, that emptied itself into the lakes
which have been long since absorbed by the _Zuyderzee_. A castle,
called _Flevum Castellum_, was built there by Drusus, the father of
Germanicus.
FORMIÆ, a maritime town of Italy, to the south-east of _Cajeta_. The
ruins of the place are still visible.
FOROJULIUM. See FORUM JULIUM.
FORUM ALLIENI, now _Ferrare_, on the Po.
FORUM JULIUM, a Roman colony in Gaul, founded by Julius Cæsar, and
completed by Augustus, with a harbour at the mouth of the river
_Argens_, capable of receiving a large fleet. The ruins of two moles
at the entrance of the harbour are still to be seen. See Life of
Agricola, s. 4. note a. The place is now called _Frejus_.
FRISII, the ancient inhabitants of _Friesland_. See Manners of the
Germans.
FUNDANI MONTES, now _Fondi_, a city of Naples, on the confines of the
Pope's dominions.
G.
GABII, a town of Latium, between Rome and Preneste.
west.
EUXINE, or PONTUS EUXINUS; now the Black Sea.
F.
FERENTINUM, a town of Latium, in Italy; now _Ferentino_, in the
Campania of Rome.
FERENTUM, a town of Etruria; now _Ferenti_.
FERONIA, a town in Etruria.
FIDENÆ, a small town in the territory of the Sabines, about six miles
to the north of Rome. The place where the ruins of Fidenæ are seen, is
now called _Castello Giubileo_.
FLAMMINIAN WAY, made by Flamminius A. U. C. 533, from Rome to
_Ariminum_, a town of Umbria, or Romana, at the mouth of the river
Ariminus, on the gulf of Venice. It is now called _Rimini_.
FLEVUS, a branch of the Rhine, that emptied itself into the lakes
which have been long since absorbed by the _Zuyderzee_. A castle,
called _Flevum Castellum_, was built there by Drusus, the father of
Germanicus.
FORMIÆ, a maritime town of Italy, to the south-east of _Cajeta_. The
ruins of the place are still visible.
FOROJULIUM. See FORUM JULIUM.
FORUM ALLIENI, now _Ferrare_, on the Po.
FORUM JULIUM, a Roman colony in Gaul, founded by Julius Cæsar, and
completed by Augustus, with a harbour at the mouth of the river
_Argens_, capable of receiving a large fleet. The ruins of two moles
at the entrance of the harbour are still to be seen. See Life of
Agricola, s. 4. note a. The place is now called _Frejus_.
FRISII, the ancient inhabitants of _Friesland_. See Manners of the
Germans.
FUNDANI MONTES, now _Fondi_, a city of Naples, on the confines of the
Pope's dominions.
G.
GABII, a town of Latium, between Rome and Preneste.
