the ancient Aquinum, a town and bishop's see of Naples, in Terra di Lavoro. It was one of the chief cities of the Volsci, but has now only 1100 inhabitants. It contains numerous Roman remains, including an amphitheatre and a triumphal arch. Here Juvenal was born; and, according to some, Thomas Aquinas.

Carlo d', an Italian writer, born at Naples in 1654. He was long professor of rhetoric at Rome. His principal works are poems and dictionaries. He translated Dante into Latin verse, but his version has little merit. He died at Rome in 1737.