Volumnia gens

Gens Volumnia was an ancient Roman patrician family of Etruscan origin, attested as early as the seventh century BC. It is known first of all from Volumnia, wife of Coriolanus, an illustrious person who lived in the 5th century BC; secondly, from a , who served as consul as early as 461 BC. Despite its ancient origins, this gens never attained positions of particular importance in the history of the Republic. The Volumnii were distinguished in two branches, the Volumni Galli, distinguished by the agnomen Amintinus, and the Volumni Fiamma with the agnomen Violens.

Volumnia gens

Gens Volumnia was an ancient Roman patrician family of Etruscan origin, attested as early as the seventh century BC. It is known first of all from Volumnia, wife of Coriolanus, an illustrious person who lived in the 5th century BC; secondly, from a , who served as consul as early as 461 BC. Despite its ancient origins, this gens never attained positions of particular importance in the history of the Republic. The Volumnii were distinguished in two branches, the Volumni Galli, distinguished by the agnomen Amintinus, and the Volumni Fiamma with the agnomen Violens.