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Herennius Pontius
Herennius
Aged and sagacious father of the Samnite commander Gaius Pontius; his counsel (release the Romans all, or kill them all) frames the Caudine episode.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 9 §3 Herennius Pontius
The wise old father of Pontius; he advised either to free the trapped Romans unharmed or to destroy them utterly, scorning the middle course.