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Tiberius Coruncanius
Coruncanius
Tiberius Coruncanius (consul 280 BC), the first plebeian pontifex maximus and first to give public legal instruction; cited with Curius Dentatus as an exemplar of old Roman frugality.
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- On the Happy Life §21.3 Coruncanius
Tiberius Coruncanius (consul 280 BC), first plebeian pontifex maximus and first public teacher of law; cited with Curius as a model of old Roman simplicity.