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Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus

5th century BCE · 5th century BCE · Also known as Coriolanus

Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus was a legendary Roman hero of the early 5th century BCE, said to have earned his name by capturing the Volscian town of Corioli. According to Livy and Plutarch, he was exiled after opposing grain distributions to the plebs, led a Volscian army against Rome, and turned back only at the pleas of his mother and wife. His story inspired Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.

Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus
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