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Coriolanus

5th Century B.C. Greece and Rome

When Coriolanus was banished, he joined the Volscians against his homeland, Rome. It took the women of his family to dissuade him from attacking Rome.

"Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus" by Gaspare Landi

Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

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