The gens Satria was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are mentioned in the first century BC, and under the early
Empire, but none of them rose higher than the rank of
praetor. Otherwise the Satrii are known largely from inscriptions.[1][2]
Origin
The
nomenSatrius belongs to a large class of gentilicia apparently of
Oscan origin, which may account for why the name does not appear at Rome until the end of the
Republic. The nomen Satrienus seems to have been derived from Satrius using the gentile-forming suffix -enus, which was generally applied to existing nomina.[3]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Aulus Caninius Satrius, a friend of
Cicero, who declined to undertake a lawsuit against him on behalf of Satrius' cousin, Caecilius, the uncle of
Titus Pomponius Atticus, for colluding in a fraudulent land sale, in 65 BC. Cicero apologizes to Atticus for the rift this caused between him and Caecilius. Some texts amend Satrius to Satyrus.[4]
Marcus Satrius, the nephew of
Lucius Minucius Basilus, by whom he was adopted, and whose name he assumed. Although he had served under
Caesar in
Gaul and during the
Civil War, he joined the conspiracy against him, ostensibly because he had not been rewarded with a province of his own in 44 BC. He was one of Caesar's assassins, but in the following year was killed by his own slaves, whom he had punished with mutilation.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
The gens Satria was a minor
plebeian family at
ancient Rome. Members of this
gens are mentioned in the first century BC, and under the early
Empire, but none of them rose higher than the rank of
praetor. Otherwise the Satrii are known largely from inscriptions.[1][2]
Origin
The
nomenSatrius belongs to a large class of gentilicia apparently of
Oscan origin, which may account for why the name does not appear at Rome until the end of the
Republic. The nomen Satrienus seems to have been derived from Satrius using the gentile-forming suffix -enus, which was generally applied to existing nomina.[3]
Members
This list includes abbreviated
praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see
filiation.
Aulus Caninius Satrius, a friend of
Cicero, who declined to undertake a lawsuit against him on behalf of Satrius' cousin, Caecilius, the uncle of
Titus Pomponius Atticus, for colluding in a fraudulent land sale, in 65 BC. Cicero apologizes to Atticus for the rift this caused between him and Caecilius. Some texts amend Satrius to Satyrus.[4]
Marcus Satrius, the nephew of
Lucius Minucius Basilus, by whom he was adopted, and whose name he assumed. Although he had served under
Caesar in
Gaul and during the
Civil War, he joined the conspiracy against him, ostensibly because he had not been rewarded with a province of his own in 44 BC. He was one of Caesar's assassins, but in the following year was killed by his own slaves, whom he had punished with mutilation.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]