Sacratoria gens

The nomen gentilicium Sacratorius may be derived from the word ("consecrator"), itself derived from the verb ("to sanctify"). However, according to the philologist Margaret M. T. Watmough, the attestation of the family in Casilinum may indicate that the name actually emerged from an Oscan cognate of sacrator. Morphologically, the name is paralleled by other gentilicia such as Calatorius and Fictorius, from ("herald") and ("maker"), respectively. M. W. Frederiksen suggests that the name Sacratoria may have some connection with the name of the equestrian Marcus Sacrativir, who is mentioned by Caesar in his commentaries on the Gallic Wars. ==Members==

• Sacratoria Laudica, named in an inscription from Casilinum in Campania, dating from the latter half of the first century BC. According to Frederiksen, the stele of Sacratoria Laudica and a stele of an individual named Marcus Carulius are the only two known stones from the area that showcases a "lapidary style of lettering." • Gaius Sacratorius Cinna, built a first-century tomb at Casilinum for his wife, Tudicia Crotis, and their children. The inscription is suspect, and may be modern. • Numerius Sacratorius, together with his wife, the former masters of Sacratorius Speratus, a freedman named in a first-century inscription from Rome. • (Numerius) Sacratorius N. Ɔ. l. Speratus, the freedman of Numerius Sacratorius and his wife, named in a first-century inscription from Rome. ==References==