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	Manius Curius Dentatus - LoveToKnow 1911
		DENTATUS, MANIUS CURIUS, Roman general, conqueror of the Samnites and Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, was born of humble parents, and was possibly of Sabine origin.
		Dentatus celebrated a magnificent triumph, in which for the first time a number of captured elephants were exhibited.
		Dentatus was consul for the third time in 274, when he finally crushed the Lucanians and Samnites, and censor in 272: In the latter capacity he began to build an aqueduct to carry the waters of the Anio into the city, but died (270) before its completion.
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	Marcus Curius Dentatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The large toe of that foot was said to have a divine virtue; for after his death, the rest of the body being consumed, this was found unhurt, and untouched by the fire.”
		His cognomen was Dentatus and, although the Oxford Latin Dictionary defines the word as "having prominent or clearly displayed teeth," the surname was given to him, relates Pliny (VII.16), because Manius actually was born with teeth.
		And so Manius Curius Dentatus, born with teeth, defeated Pyrrhus, who had only a bony ridge in his mouth.
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	Curius Dentatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to Pliny he was born with teeth, thus the cognomen "Dentatus".
		At home Dentatus was responsible for partly draining Lake Velinus (289), and in 272 began the construction of the Anio Vetus, Rome's second aqueduct.
		He was supposed to have been incorruptible and frugal; the story was that when the Samnites sent ambassadors with expensive gifts in an attempt to influence him in their favor, they found him sitting by the hearth roasting turnips.
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	Curius Dentatus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to (Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)) Pliny he was born with teeth, thus the (The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)) cognomen "Dentatus".
		At home Dentatus was responsible for partly draining Lake Velinus ((Click link for more info and facts about 289) 289), and in 272 began the construction of the Anio Vetus, Rome's second (A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley) aqueduct.
		He was supposed to have been incorruptible and frugal; the story was that when the Samnites sent ambassadors with expensive gifts in an attempt to influence him in their favor, they found him sitting by the hearth roasting (Root of any of several members of the mustard family) turnips.
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	Definition of Curius Dentatus
		According to Pliny he was born with teeth, thus the cognomen "Dentatus".
		At home Dentatus was responsible for partly draining Lake Velinus (289), and in 272 began the construction of the Anio Vetus, Rome's second aqueduct.
		He was supposed to have been incorruptible and frugal; the story was that when the Samnites sent ambassadors with expensive gifts in an attempt to influence him in their favor, they found him sitting by the hearth roasting turnips.
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	Curius Dentatus Preferring Turnips to Gold by FLINCK, Govert Teunisz. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Curius Dentatus Preferring Turnips to Gold by FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.
		In 1656 he completed Curius Dentatus Preferring Turnips to Gold for the burgomasters' council chamber in the building.
		The pair of paintings were done to remind the burgomasters of two virtues city officials should possess.
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	MANIUS CURIUS DENTATUS - Online Information article about MANIUS CURIUS DENTATUS
		Dentatus because he was born with his See also:
		Dentatus was consul for the third time in 274, when he finally crushed the Lucanians and Samnites, and See also:
		Dentatus was looked upon as a See also:
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	AllRefer.com - Dentatus (Ancient History, Rome, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Dentatus (Ancient History, Rome, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Dentatus (Manius Curius Dentatus)[dentA´tus; mA´nEus kyoor´Eus] Pronunciation Key, d.
		As consul (290) he defeated the Samnites, Sabines, and Lucani; in his third consulship (275) he drove Pyrrhus from Italy.
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	The Triumph of the Commander Manius Curius Dentatus, 1725-30 Giclee Print by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at AllPosters.com
		The Triumph of the Commander Manius Curius Dentatus, 1725-30 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
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		The Triumph of the Commander Manius Curius Dentatus, 1725-30
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	Dentatus on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coupling ecology and economy: modeling optimal release scenarios for summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) stock enhancement.
		A brief interpretation of summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, movements and stock structure with new tagging data on juveniles.
		Diet shifts of juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) with changes in habitat and fish size.
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	Manius Curius Dentatus -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Dentatus was born into a plebeian family that was possibly Sabine in origin.
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