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This article is about the legendary figure. For the Shakespeare play, see Coriolanus (play).
"Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus" by Gaspare LandiPhoto courtesy of The VRoma Project.
"Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus" by Gaspare Landi
Photo courtesy of The VRoma Project.
19th-century humorous caricature of Coriolanus parting from his Wife and Family.
19th-century humorous caricature of Coriolanus parting from his Wife and Family.

Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was possibly a legendary Roman general who lived in the 5th century BC. He received his toponymic title "Coriolanus" because of his exceptional valor in a Roman seige of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was then promoted to a general. [1] In later ancient times, it was generally accepted by historians that Coriolanus had lived, and a consensus narrative story of his life appeared, retold by leading historians such as Livy and Plutarch.






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  1. ^ Virginia Brown's translation of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women, p. 110; Harvard University Press 2001; ISBN 0-674-01130-9