Tiberius Coruncanius [SEP] position held
Tiberius Coruncanius
Tiberius Coruncanius (died 241 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 280 BC. As a military commander in that year and the following, he was known for the battles against Pyrrhus of Epirus that led to the expression "Pyrrhic victory". He was the first plebeian Pontifex Maximus, and possibly the first teacher of Roman law to offer public instruction.
Biography.
Coruncanius, of plebeian descent, is believed to have hailed from Tusculum.
He was first elected consul in 280 BC
have been regular praenomina of the Coruncanii.
Branches and cognomina.
The only distinct family of the Coruncanii during the Republic bore no surname. A variety of cognomina appear in inscriptions, but there is no evidence that any of them represented distinct families of the Coruncanii; many of these surnames belonged to freedmen.
Members.
- Tiberius Coruncanius, grandfather of the consul of 280 BC.
- Tiberius Coruncanius Ti. f., father of the consul of 280 BC.
- Tiberius Coruncanius Ti. f. Ti