▁St ab iae ; ▁and ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ob ed ience ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁when ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁col ony . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁sep ul ch ral ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁Imperial ▁slaves ▁and ▁fre ed men ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁at ▁S urrent um . ▁An ▁ins cription ▁shows ▁that ▁Tit us ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁of ▁ 7 9 ▁AD ▁restored ▁the ▁hor olog ium ▁( clock ) ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁its ▁architect ural ▁decor ation . ▁A ▁similar ▁rest oration ▁of ▁an ▁unknown ▁building ▁in ▁Nap les ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁an ▁ins cription ▁from ▁the ▁last - named ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁tem ples ▁of ▁S urrent um ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁Ath ena ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Sir ens ▁( the ▁latter ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁world ▁in ▁historic ▁times ); ▁the ▁former ▁gave ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁prom ont ory . ▁In ▁anti qu ity , ▁S urrent um ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁wine ▁( or anges ▁and ▁lem ons ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁widely ▁cultiv ated ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁introduced ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁anti qu ity ), ▁its ▁fish , ▁and ▁its ▁red ▁Camp an ian ▁v ases ; ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁co ins ▁of ▁Mass ilia , ▁Ga ul , ▁and ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands ▁here ▁indicates ▁the ▁extensive ▁trade ▁which ▁it ▁carried ▁on . ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁S urrent um ▁was ▁very ▁secure , ▁protected