strong town of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, and in the Hither Calabria, with an archbishop's see, and the title of a principality. It is pretty large, well peopled, and seated on an eminence, surrounded with rocks. There is nothing in this archiepiscopal city that claims much notice; the buildings are mean, the streets vilely paved and contrived. The number of inhabitants does not exceed 6000, who subsist by the sale of their oil, the principal object of their attention, though the territory produces a great deal of good wine and corn.

Rossano probably owes its origin to the Roman emperors, who considered it as a post equally valuable for strength and convenience of traffic. The Marsans, a family of French extraction, possessed this territory, with the title of prince, from the time of Charles II. to that of Alphonso II. when the last male heir was, by that prince's order, put to death in Sicily, where he was confined for treason. It afterwards belonged to Bona queen of Poland, in right of her mother Isabella, daughter to Alphonso II. and at her decease returned to the crown. It was next in the possession of the Aldobrandini, from whom the Borghesi inherited it. So late as the 16th century, the inhabitants of this city spoke the Greek language, and followed the rites of the eastern church. Here was formerly the most celebrated rendezvous of the Basilian monks in Magna Graecia. E. Long. 16. 52. N. Lat. 39. 45.

Ros Solis, Sun-dew, an agreeable spirituous liquor, composed of burnt brandy, sugar, cinnamon, and milk-water; and sometimes perfumed with a little musk. It has its name from being at first prepared wholly of the juice of the plant ros solis, or drofera. See Drosera, Botany Index.