Bantĭa, ae, f., = Βαντία,
I a town of Apulia , in the vicinity of Venusia , on the southern declivity of the mountain , now Banzi , Liv. 27, 25, 13.
II —Hence, Bantīnus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Bantia : saltus, Hor. C. 3, 4, 15.
III — Bantīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bantia , Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 98.