Publius Valerius Laevinus was commander of the Roman forces at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC, in which he was defeated by Pyrrhus of Epirus. In his Life of Pyrrhus, Plutarch wrote that Gaius Fabricius Luscinus said of this battle that it was not the Epirots who had beaten the Romans, but only Pyrrhus who had beaten Laevinus.
Laevinus was consul, along with Tiberius Coruncanius, in 280 BC.
See also
Sources
- The Life of Pyrrhus by Plutarch
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| Preceded byLucius Aemilius Barbula and Quintus Marcius Philippus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Tiberius Coruncanius 280 BC |
Succeeded byPublius Sulpicius Saverrio and Publius Decius Mus |
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