What does "Gabine" mean?

Question:I am reading Virgil's Aeneid, and am looking up all the words with which I am unfamiliar. I have looked up "Gabine" (it is capitalized in the book) in the dictionary but there is no entry for that word. I also entered the word in google search, and got nothing of relevance.

The sentence in which it is used in the Aeneid (Book VIII) is as follows:

"The Consul in Quirinal robe and Gabine
Cincture goes to unlock the grating doors
And lifts the call for battle."

And later in the same Book:

"From far and wide
His country levies came with him: rough hands
Of high Praenestë and of Gabine Juno's
Pastures and cold Anio's river side..."

Thank you!

Answers:
"Gabine" was a region in Roman/Greek history. Cincture refers to a belt or cinch. Highschool teachers do not usually study Virgil's Aeneid, so I am assuming you are a college student. I suggest you question your "professor", who I am sure has a Doctorate, about this. Perhaps he/she can direct you to qualified sources.
ah no shes in highschool. shes just superly brilliant-like.

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