Exurbo (the ancient Iguerium), a city of the Papal States, delegation of Urbino, and 27 miles S. of the town of that name. It is pleasantly situated at the foot of the Apennines, and is well built. Among its fine edifices are the ducal palace, cathedral, and several churches. Gubbio, however, derives its chief interest from the celebrated Eugubian tables which were found near this, in

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1 A city of this name was founded by Don Pedro de Alvarado in 1524, about 27 miles W. of the present city, near the town of Guatemala la Antigua, and was destroyed in 1541 by enormous masses of water bursting forth from the neighbouring volcano which was henceforth called Volcano de Agua. 1444, among the ruins of an ancient temple, and are now preserved at Gubbio. (See Eugubian Tables.) Pop. 8000.