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epigraphic evidence, the Pentrian state was dominated by a restricted group <strong>of</strong><br />

politically active families.<br />

Names <strong>of</strong> several gentes have been found at numerous locations within<br />

Samnium and sometimes outside it as well. A Latin inscription attests L. Satrius L. f.<br />

magister <strong>of</strong> the Samnites inquolae at Aesernia. 288<br />

Tiles from the sanctuaries <strong>of</strong> Civita<br />

di Boiano and Campochiaro document Trebius Satrius son <strong>of</strong> Trebius as meddix<br />

tuticus. 289 Other people with the same gens-name spread to other parts <strong>of</strong> southern<br />

Italy: an inscription from Pompeii mentions Vibius Sadrius son <strong>of</strong> Vibius as aedilis,<br />

while we find a P. Sadries son <strong>of</strong> Titus as one <strong>of</strong> the meddices atici <strong>of</strong> the Paeligni. 290<br />

Several bearers <strong>of</strong> the name Decitius are recorded in inscriptions. Numidius<br />

Decitius is attested on the pavement inscription at Schiavi d'Abruzzo as meddix<br />

tuticus. 291 Two others, though not holding the <strong>of</strong>fice, are attested at Aufidena and at<br />

Pietrabbondante. 292 Tile stamps document the name <strong>of</strong> the gens at<br />

Campochiaro. 293<br />

Other Decitii appear in Latin inscriptions from Terventum. 294 Livy refers to a<br />

Numerius Decitius as a military leader in the Second Punic War. 295 Cicero refers to<br />

Cn. Decitius Samnis who was proscribed by Sulla in 82 BC. 296<br />

Some Betitii are attested at Campochiaro, 297 others at Monte Vairano 298 As<br />

regards the name Pomponius, we have two meddices tutici inscriptions, one from<br />

Campochiaro and one found in the area <strong>of</strong> Boiano. 299<br />

287<br />

Hopkins (1983) 54.<br />

288<br />

CIL 12 3201.<br />

289<br />

ST tSa 7.<br />

290 ST Po 1I and ST Pg 1.<br />

291 ST Sa 2.<br />

292<br />

ST Sa 18 and 24.<br />

293<br />

ST tSa 22.<br />

294<br />

CIL IX 2596,2611,2612.<br />

295<br />

Livy 22.24.11.<br />

296<br />

Pro Cluent. 161.<br />

297<br />

ST tSa 18.<br />

298<br />

REI 48 (1980) 420.<br />

299<br />

ST tSa 9 and 11.<br />

88

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