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"a certain Tullus Aufidius, and appealed to him as a supplicant. Coriolanus and Aufidius then persuaded the Volscians to break their truce with Rome and raise an army to invade. When Coriolanus' Volscian troops threatened the city, Roman matrons, including his wife and mother, were sent to persuade him to call off the attack. At the sight of his mother, wife and children throwing themselves at his feet in supplication, Coriolanus" Just a bit awkward. Appealed, supplicated, throwing at feet perhaps not needing also to be embellished with supplication? Coriolise 11:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Does anyone know if the title is pronounced Coriolahnus or Coriolaynus? Bravado 03:51, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

The actors in the Stratford production I just attended all pronounced it Coriolaynus.

CaptainCanada 02:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC) The Texas Shakespeare Festival 2006 production pronounced it Coriolaynus. August 2006

Latin pronunciation says that it must be Coriolaahnus (with a long a - compare the use of a long a in eg Stabat Mater (maahter))

--- Names --- As I understand it, and as I seem to remember in Plutarch's Lives, his mother's name was Volumnia, and Shakespeare would have us believe that his wife's name was Virgilia. Also, he had one son, rather than children, plural. If anyone can confirm this, please update the article. Thanks! August 2006

It seems from Livius (or Livy, but English kind of messes up Roman names...) that the Volscian nobleman was named Attius Tullus. He (Livius) also states that he had more than one child (Ab Urbe Condita II, 40.4): "Nisi me frustrantur," inquit, "oculi, mater tibi coniunxque et liberi adsunt" (If my eyes do not deceive me, your mother, wife and CHILDREN are present) Marten15

[edit] C Marcius Coriolanus

The first three paragraphs of Wikipedia's entry on Coriolanus are erroneous; they, in fact, reflect several facts about the life of M Atilius Regulus. Coriolanus was very early fifth century BCE while Regulus was early to mid third century BCE. Coriolanus was a general and traitor in the Volscian wars; Regulus, consul during the first Punic war. Cf. Plutarch "Life of Coriolanus" and/or Livy "Ab urbe condita" II. 72.237.218.74 14:57, 13 March 2007 (UTC)DJM Tremblay, University at Buffalo SUNY