Curius Dentatus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
On the Shortness of Life
Roman general credited as the first to lead elephants in a triumph.
Duilius was the first to win a naval battle, Curius Dentatus the first to lead elephants in a triumph.
On Tranquillity of Mind
Roman statesman and general, quoted for his saying about preferring death to mere existence.
Curius Dentatus used to say, and rightly, as I think, that he would rather be dead than merely alive;