an ancient British nation, seated in that part of the country which is now called Dorsetshire. Their name is derived from the two British words Dur, "water," and Trigo, "to dwell;" and it is no less evident that they got their name from the situation of their country, which lies along the sea coast. It is not very certain whether the Durotriges formed an independent state, under a prince of their own, or were united with their neighbours the Dannunii; as they were reduced by Vespasian under the dominion of the Romans, at the same time, and with the same ease, and never revolted. The peaceable disposition of the inhabitants was probably the reason that the Romans had so few towns, forts, and garrisons, in this pleasant country. Dorchester, its present capital, seems to have been a Roman city of some consideration, though our antiquaries are not agreed about its Roman name. It is most probable, that it was the Durnovaria in the 12th Iter of Antoninus. Many Roman coins have been found at Dorchester; the military way, called Jeening-street, passed through it; and some vestiges of the ancient stone wall with which it was surrounded, and of the amphitheatre with which it was adorned, are still visible. The country of the Durotriges was included in the Roman province called Flavia Caesaris, and governed by the president of that province, as long as the Romans kept any footing in these parts.