Marcus Valerius Corvus (c. 370 – c. 270 BC) was an important military commander and politician from the early-to-middle period of the Roman Republic. In a distinguished career, he was elected Roman consul six times, his first at the unusual age of 22. He was also appointed Dictator three times, and led the armies of the Republic in the First Samnite War. He occupied the curule chair a total of twenty-one times throughout his career, and according to tradition he lived to be one hundred.
Read more about Marcus Valerius Corvus: Early Career, First and Second Samnite Wars, Later Career, Character and Reputation, Political Offices
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