in Ancient Geography, an old town of Sabiniun, not far from the left bank of the Tiber, about 25 miles from Rome. It was renowned in early Roman history as the birth-place of Tatius the colleague of Romulus, and of Numa the second king of Rome. It was from the name of this town also that the term Quirites, the distinguishing epithet of the Roman people in later days, was believed by the ancients themselves to be derived. If it be true, as Strabo asserts, that Cures was at one time a large and flourishing city, it very early fell into decay. About 100 years B.C. it was colonized by Sulla, and continued to prosper till about the fourth century of the Christian era. It was finally destroyed by the Lombards before the end of the sixth century. Remains of the city and traces of its site have been discovered at a place occupied by the modern village of Correse, which word is evidently a corruption of the ancient Cures.