Publius Valerius Laevinus
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Who is Publius Valerius Laevinus?
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 Caius Fabricius 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.
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