Shakespeare’s Marcius is already an action hero—before the end of Act I, we’ve seen him practically single-handedly conquering the Volscian city of Corioli, which is how he wins his new name.

ACTOR and stuntman Luke Aquilina could not believe his luck when he was asked to help the National Theatre prepare fight ...

He received his toponymic cognomen "Coriolanus" following his courageous actions during a Roman siege of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was subsequently exiled from Rome, and led troops of Rome's ...

However, there were also colonies that spoke Oscan, scattered throughout Southern Italy and Sicily. Oscan was the language of the Samnite tribes, powerful enemies of the Romans, who took years to ...