3. M.Hostilius, removed the town of Salapia in Apulia from the unhealthy borders of the palus Sllapina--Lago di Salpi--to a site four miles nearer the coast, and converted the lake, by drainage, into the harbour of the new town. (Vitr. 1.4. p. 30. Bipont. ed.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890