Editing Osci (section)

===Volscian war===
[[File:Oskischer Inschriftenstein.jpg|thumb|Oscan inscription with relief on a terracotta artifact, first half of the 3rd century BC, found in a tomb near [[Capua]], exhibited in the [[British Museum]]]]

The beginning of the end of Oscan sovereignty was their attempted exploitation of an opportunity to maraud against the Romans in the period of instability following a major victory against the [[Volsci]], a tribe occupying the [[Monti Lepini|Volsci Mountains]] overlooking and including the [[Pontine Marshes]]. During the final revolt of the Volsci, the Romans had sacked and levelled [[Satricum]] about 346 BC and had sold the remaining 4,000 fighting men into slavery.<ref>{{cite book |author=Livy |author-link=Livy |title=City |chapter=7.27}}</ref> For whatever reasons, the Aurunci chose this moment to send a marauding expedition against the Romans. Panic ensued in the city. The senators saw a wider conspiracy with the [[Latin League]]. They appointed Lucius Furius [[Cognomen|Camillus]] dictator, halted business, drafted an army on the spot and sent it into the field against the Aurunci, but "the war was finished in the very first battle". The Romans used the army to complete the conquest of the Volsci at [[Sora, Lazio|Sora]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Livy |author-link=Livy |title=City |chapter=7.28}}</ref>