Who were Veturia and Volumnia?
Who were Veturia and Volumnia? Veturia was the mother of Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus; Volumnia was his wife (although a less likely tradition names them Volumnia and Vergilia, respectively). Veturia raised her son by herself since her husband died when the boy was young. Is Coriolanus a true story? In later ancient times, it was generally accepted by historians that Coriolanus was a real historical individual, and a consensus narrative story of his life appeared, retold by leading historians such as Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Is Coriolanus a revenge tragedy? For a multitude of reasons, only a few of...