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Submitted for award of PhD September 2006. - King's College London

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produced a magister <strong>for</strong> the Samnite inhabitants <strong>of</strong> Aesemia, an aedilis <strong>for</strong> Pompeii<br />

and a 'neddix aticus in the territory <strong>of</strong> the Paeligni. The Decitii were particularly<br />

active within Samnium, while the Staii and the Statii are attested both in Samnium<br />

and Campania as high ranking magistrates.<br />

La Regina, in his article about the stemma <strong>of</strong> the gens Papia, thought that both<br />

the father and grandfather <strong>of</strong> the Samnite general <strong>of</strong> the Social War are attested on<br />

tile stamps. 308 The father may be Gaius Papius son <strong>of</strong> Mitulus, meddix tuticus, and<br />

perhaps also Gaius Papius Mitulus, meddix tuticus X. 309 The grandfather<br />

is identified<br />

as the meddix tuticus Mitulus Papius son <strong>of</strong> Lucius (? ). 310 Other bearers <strong>of</strong> the gens<br />

name include: Numerius Papius son <strong>of</strong> Maraeus meddix tuticus on two tile stamps; 311<br />

Marcus Papius Mutilus son <strong>of</strong> Marcus, grandson <strong>of</strong> Numerius, suffect consul in AD<br />

9, probably a novus homo; 312 C. Papius who paved the <strong>for</strong>um <strong>of</strong> Saepinum in the<br />

time <strong>of</strong> Augustus: 313 on an inscription from Vastogirardi, Sextus Papius son <strong>of</strong><br />

Nonius and perhaps his three sons, Marcus Papius, Caius Papius and Lucius<br />

Papius; 314 at Aufidena, Caius Papius Ferox son <strong>of</strong> (... ) 315<br />

Ancient sources occasionally mention names <strong>of</strong> Samnite generals during the<br />

Samnite Wars. The victory <strong>of</strong> the Caudine Forks was attributed to the Pontii. 316 The<br />

peace treaty that followed was arranged by Gaius Pontius and his father Herennius,<br />

who was an old man at the time and had retired from his military and civil duties.<br />

Herennius Pontius attracted the attention <strong>of</strong> several ancient authors: Cicero's Cato<br />

307 ST Cm 3.<br />

308 La Regina (1991) 149 and 151. The article <strong>of</strong>ten overstreches the evidence.<br />

309 La Regina (1991) 149. ST tSa I and ST tSa 24.<br />

310STtSa6.<br />

311 ST tSa 23 and 25.<br />

312 Klein (1881) 18.<br />

3: 3 A Epig. (1959) 70, n. 276.<br />

314 CIL 12 1757.<br />

315 CIL IX 2771 only the name <strong>of</strong> his wife is attested in this inscription; CIL IX 2808.<br />

316 Livy 9.3.5,9.1.2,9.15.8, Per. 11,9.22.6-7; Quadrig. fr. 19.21; Dion. Hal. 16.1,4; Val. Max.<br />

7.2. exat. 17; Flor. 1.11 (16) 10;<br />

91

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