person
Manius Curius Dentatus
Dentatus
Hero-general of the early Republic (consul 290 BC), conqueror of the Samnites and of Pyrrhus, a byword for old Roman frugality; named among fading glories.
Reading notes
- Meditations §4.33.1 Dentatus
Manius Curius Dentatus, consul 290 BC, conqueror of Pyrrhus and model of old Roman frugality; named among fading glories.