Manius Curius Dentatus, Manius fils (d. 270 BC) was a plebeian hero of ancient Rome, notable for ending the Samnite War. Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 275 BC 274 BC 273 BC 272 BC 271 BC - 270 BC - 269 BC 268 BC 267... In Ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ...

According to Pliny he was born with teeth, thus the cognomen "Dentatus". Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19c portrait. ... The cognomen (name known by in English) was originally the third name of a Roman in the Roman naming convention. ...

He first appears as consul in 290 BC, defeating both the Samnites and Sabines that year, and (according to the sources) celebrating two triumphs. As suffect consul in 284 he defeated the Senones, as consul again in 275 he fought Pyrrhus in the inconclusive battle of Beneventum which nevertheless forced Pyrrhus out of Italy. He defeated the Lucani in the following year. He was censor in 272. For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 295 BC 294 BC 293 BC 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC 289 BC 288 BC 287... Samnite warriors Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Sabellic tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Lucania in the south... Sabine (in Latin and in Italian, Sabina) is a sub-region of Latium, Italy, on the North-East of Rome toward Rieti. ... A Roman triumph was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly honour the military commander (dux) of a notably successful foreign war or campaign and to display the glories of Roman victory. ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 289 BC 288 BC 287 BC 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281... The Senones were a Celtic people of Gallia Celtica, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC Years: 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC 276 BC - 275 BC - 274 BC 273 BC... Pyrrhus (318 BC - 272 BC) (Greek: Πυρρος - the color of fire, red-blonde, Latin Pyrrhus) - the Molossian king from ca. ... The Battle of Beneventum (275 BC) was the last battle fought between the forces of Pyrrhus of Epirus (without Samnite allies) and the Romans, led by consul Marcus Curius Dentatus. ... For omission and secrecy, see censorship. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC Years: 277 BC 276 BC 275 BC 274 BC 273 BC 272 BC 271 BC 270 BC...

At home Dentatus was responsible for partly draining Lake Velinus (289), and in 272 began the construction of the Anio Vetus, Rome's second aqueduct. Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 294 BC 293 BC 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC 289 BC 288 BC 287 BC 286... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman era aqueduct circa 19 BC, it is one of Frances top tourist attractions at over 1. ...

He was supposed to have been incorruptible and frugal; the story was that when the Samnites sent ambassadors with expensive gifts in an attempt to influence him in their favor, they found him sitting by the hearth roasting turnips. He refused the gifts, saying that he preferred ruling the possessors of gold over possessing it himself. Although the truth of this story is unclear - it may have been an invention of Cato - it was the inspiration for a number of paintings, by Jacopo Amigoni, Govert Flinck, and others. Turnip can refer to three vegetables, which are described under the articles Turnip (brassica rapa), Rutabaga, and Jicama. ... Cato can refer to several different things. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Categories: Artist stubs | 1682 births | 1752 deaths | Italian painters ... Landscape Govert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck (January 25, 1615 - February 2, 1660) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age. ...

His praenomen is sometimes erroneously given as "Marcus" because the standard abbreviation of Manius, "M'." is easily confused with the "M." abbreviation for "Marcus". In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ...

Sources

• Livy, epitome, 11-14
• Polybius ii. 19
• Eutropius ii. 9, 14
• Florus i. 18
• Valerius Maximus iv. 3, 5, vi. 3, 4
• Cicero, De senectute, 16
• Juvenal xi. 78
• Plutarch, Pyrrhus, 25
• Pliny vii. 16