Volturnus
[vohl-tur-nuh s, vol-]
- the ancient Roman personification of the east or southeast wind.
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Fabius intercepted him near Casilinum, in Campania, on the left bank of the Volturnus.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 ADRobert F. Pennell
The plain at the mouth of the former is comparatively small, while that traversed by the Volturnus is the main plain of Campania.