person
Marcus Curtius
also: M. Curtium, M. Curtius
The young warrior who, when seers declared that Rome's chief strength must be given to the chasm in the Forum, rode armed into it self-devoted; the Lacus Curtius was said to take its name from him.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §6 Marcus Curtius
The young warrior who rode armed, self-devoted, into the Forum chasm when seers said Rome's chief strength must be given to it.