 "Ruspae", a Latin feminine plural name, was preferred by Alexander MacBean, William Smith, Morcelli; Mesnage, and the "Annuario Pontificio".According to the "Tabula Peutingeriana", Ruspe was situated between Acholla and Usilla.It was near the promontory that Ptolemy called Brachodes, the Romans' "Caput Vadorum", later known as Capaudia orin ArabicQaboudia (cf.