 The number of colonists was small in proportion to the extent of land to be divided among them, but they amounted to 3000 foot and 300 knights.Livy says merely that the colony was sent in "Thurinum agrum", and does not mention anything of a change of name; but Strabo tells us that they gave to the new colony the name of Copiae, and this statement is confirmed both by Stephanus of Byzantium, and by the evidence of coins, on which, however, the name is written "COPIA".But this new name did not continue long in use, and Thurii still continued to be known by its ancient appellation.