Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens | |
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Born | c. 340 BC |
Died | c. 273 BC |
Occupation(s) | soldier and consul of the Roman Republic |
Spouse(s) | Verginia, daughter of Aulus Verginius |
Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens was a consul of the Roman Republic twice, in 307 BC and 296 BC, a novus homo ("new man") who was the first consul to come from his plebeian gens. Volumnius served in both his consulships with the patrician Appius Claudius Caecus. He took an active role in leading Roman forces during the Third Samnite War.