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Marcus Valerius Corvus
Marcus Valerius Corvus Calenus (c. 370 – c. 270 BC) was an important military commander and politician from the early-to-middle period of the Roman Republic. In a distinguished career, he was elected Roman consul six times, his first at the unusual age of 22. He was also appointed Dictator three times, and led the armies of the Republic in the First Samnite War. He occupied the curule chair a total of twenty-one times throughout his career, and according to tradition he lived to be one hundred.
==Early career==
A member of the Patrician ''gens Valeria'', Valerius first came to prominence in 349 BC when he served as a Military tribune under the consul Lucius Furius Camillus who was on campaign against the Gauls of northern Italy.〔Broughton, pg. 129〕 According to legend, prior to one battle a gigantic Gallic warrior challenged any Roman to single combat, and Valerius, who asked for and gained the consul’s permission, accepted. As they approached each other, a raven settled on Valerius’ helmet and it distracted the enemy's attention by flying at his face, allowing Valerius to kill the enemy Gaul. The two armies then fought, resulting in the Gallic forces being comprehensively routed, and ending in a decisive Roman victory.〔Smith, pg. 861; Forsythe, pg. 306; Arnold, pg. 88〕 As a reward for his courage, Valerius was apparently given a gift of ten oxen and a golden crown, and he was eventually given the agnomen ''Corvus'', which is the Latin term for a raven.〔Titus Livius. (''Periochae.'' ) Book 7:10.〕
Regardless of the legend’s veracity, after this victory Corvus’ popularity soared. He was elected Roman consul ''in absentia'' in 348 BC, at the unusually young age of 22. During his first consulship, a treaty was made between Rome and Carthage.〔Smith, pg. 861; Broughton, pgs. 129-130〕 In the following year (347 BC) Corvus was probably elected to the office of Praetor.〔Broughton, pg. 130〕 This was followed by his second consulship in 346 BC, where he took to the field to against the Antiates and the Volsci, defeating them and sacking the town of Satricum, destroying it completely apart from the temple of Mater Matuta.〔Smith, pg. 861; Broughton, pg. 131〕 For these victories, the Senate awarded Corvus his first triumph.〔Broughton, pg. 131〕
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