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Vettius Messius
Volscian soldier, 'more noble by deeds than birth,' whose rallying cry nearly broke the Roman line on the Algidus in 431 BC.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 4 §28 Vettius Messius
Volscian soldier, 'more noble by deeds than birth,' whose rallying cry nearly broke the Roman line on the Algidus in 431 BC.