De Lingua Latina
M. Terentius Varro
Ab eis dictus Vicus Tuscus, et ideo ibi Vortumnum stare, quod is deus Etruriae princeps;
From them was named the Vicus Tuscus ' Tuscan Row,' and therefore, they say, the statue of Vertumnus stands there, because he is the chief god of Etruria....
Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from M. Terentius Varro: On the Latin Language (Volume I. Books 5-7), Loeb Classical Library Vol. 333, translated by Roland G. Kent, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, © 1934, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
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