[♣] ‘Erichsithonius’ replaced with ‘Erichthonius’
Vulcātius, a Roman knight, who conspired with Piso against Nero, &c. Tacitus.——A senator in the reign of Diocletian, who attempted to write a history of all such as had reigned at Rome, either as lawful sovereigns or by usurpation. Of his works nothing is extant but an account of Avidius Cassius, who revolted in the east during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, which some ascribe to Spartianus.
Vulsīnum, a town of Etruria. See: [Volsinium].
Vulso, a Roman consul who invaded Africa with Regulus.——Another consul. He had the provinces of Asia while in office, and triumphed over the Galatians.
Vultŭra, or Vulturaria, a mountain on the borders of Apulia. Horace, bk. 3, ode 4, li. 9.—Lucan, bk. 9, li. 183.
Vulturius, a man who conspired against his country with Catiline.
Vulturnius, a surname of Apollo. See: [Vulturnus].
Vulturnum, a town of Campania, near the mouth of the Vulturnus. Livy, bk. 25, ch. 20.—Pliny, bk. 3, ch. 5.——Also an ancient name of Capua. Livy, bk. 4, ch. 37.
Vulturnus, a river of Campania rising in the Apennines, and falling into the Tyrrhene sea, after passing by the town of Capua. Lucretius, bk. 5, li. 664.—Virgil, Æneid, bk. 7, li. 729.——The god of the Tiber was also known by that name. Varro, de Lingua Latina, bk. 4, ch. 5.——The wind, which received the name of Vulturnus when it blew from the side of the Vulturnus, highly incommoded the Romans at the battle of Cannæ. Livy, bk. 22, chs. 43 & 46.——A surname of Apollo on mount Lissus in Ionia, near Ephesus. The god received this name from a shepherd who raised him a temple after he had been drawn out of a subterraneous cavern by vultures.
Vulsinum, a town of Etruria, where Sejanus was born.