Volsci

[ vol-sahy, -see, -shee ]

plural noun

1. an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.

Volsci

/ ˈvɒlskiː /

plural noun

1. a warlike people of ancient Latium, subdued by Rome in the fifth and fourth centuries bc

Example Sentences

So when Coriolanus, the hero of a recent war against the neighboring Volsci, seeks to become Rome’s consul without any love for the people he would rule, disaster ensues for both.

From New York Times

The plot is complicated, featuring machinations and betrayals; Coriolanus ends up defecting to the Volsci and nearly destroying his homeland.

From New York Times

Their name, however, with its Co-termination, classes them along with the Co-tribes, like the Volsci, who would seem to have been earlier inhabitants of the west coast of Italy, rather than with the tribes whose names were formed with the No-suffix.

From Project Gutenberg

On this question see Volsci and Sabini.

From Project Gutenberg

On the left bank of the Tiber near Mount Circeli, dwelt of old the war-like Volsci, who gave the Romans no little trouble before those universal conquerors succeeded in subjugating them.

From Project Gutenberg