It is suggested that Augustus might have been given the cognomen 'Thurinus' after his father Octavius won a battle over slaves in Thurina. Where is this place approximately on a modern day map?
This seems to have been a city called Thurii. Google Map: http://www.google.de/maps/place/87064+Thurio+CS,+Italien/@39.6936442,16.4719687,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x133f63d89e885b01:0x8098ed77c482348f