SULMO'NA, or SOLMONA, an episcopal city in Italy, capoluogo of a second-class district, or sub-prefecture, in the Neapolitan pro-1 vince of Abruzzo Ultra II., is built in a deep valley drained by the Sagittario, an affluent of the Pescara, and abut in by the central ridge of the Apenninea on the west, and the lofty group of Monte Majella on the east. This valley forms an important pass between the central and northern provinces of the kiugdom, leading from the valley of the Pescara to that of the Sangre). The ancient Ovid's birth was near the site of Sulmona; a few remains of a temple of Jupiter are visible at San Quiriui, two miles from Sulmona. Sulmona is walled, and looks old and gloomy. It has about 8300 inhabitants, a college, a clerical seminary, some paper-mills, and manufactories of catgut, and sausages. The neighbourhood is fertile in wine, corn, and diL The town has been long famous for its confectionary. The
valley of Sulrnona is intersected by several streams, and irrigated by artificial canals. Ovid, in his Tristia,' recalls to mind the copious and cool streams of his native country.
The town-hall and some of the churches of Sulmona are worthy of notice for their architecture. Between the principal street and the public, square runs an aqueduct, with pointed arches, erected in 1400.
Near Sulmona is the splendid monastery of St. Peter Celestiue, now suppressed. Iu the town above the barrack gate there is a piece of wretched sculpture, which the inhabitants are pleased to style a statue of Ovid, of whom they are very proud. Sulmo was one of the chief towns of the Peligni. Corfinium, another town of the Peligni, was in the same valley, a few miles north of Sulmo.