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Volscians

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Volscians or Volsci , people of ancient Italy. They occupied the country SE of the Alban Hills. They were early opponents of the Romans and Latins. The story of Coriolanus , a Roman who led the Volscians against Rome, only to turn back at the last minute and be put to death by the Volscians, is probably more legend than truth. Warfare apparently continued from the 6th cent. BC until the 4th cent. BC, when the Volscians were conquered and Romanized. Author not available, VOLSCIANS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Coriolanus
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... distributing state grain to the starving plebeians. He joined the Volscians and led (491? BC) them in an attack on Rome. Only the tears ... mother caused him to spare the city. The angry and frustrated Volscians put him to death. Plutarch tells the story, and Shakespeare ... Read more
Camillus
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... 368, 367 BC) and on each occasion won a signal victory. He captured Veii, saved Rome from the Gauls, defeated the Aequi and Volscians, took Praeneste (the modern Palestrina), and defeated the Gauls at Alba Longa. Modern historians do not accept in full the ... Read more

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