The Dectunini were an ancient Ligurian tribe living in the hinterland of Genoa, around Libarna (in modern Serravalle Scrivia), during the Iron Age.
They lived in the hinterland of Genua (modern Genoa), probably around Libarna (in modern Serravalle Scrivia), between the Anamari and the Statielli. [1] They are also associated with the settlement of Guardamonte. [1]
It is not clear how they stood in relation to the Statielli, whether as a peripheral group or as an independent territorial community. [2]
The Dectunini are credited with the foundation of Libarna, which could be one of the fifteen Ligurian villages that, according to Livy, surrendered to Q. Minucio Rufo in 191 BC during the Roman conquest of the region. [1]
They are mentioned in the Tavola del Polcevera (117 BC) along with other tribes from the hinterland of Genua, namely the Viturii, Odiates, Cavaturini and Mentovini, in the dispute against the Genuates concerning the occupation of communal land (ager publicus) and grazing rights. [3] [2]
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