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Marcus Valerius Laevinus (c. 260 BC – 200 BC) was a Roman consul and commander who rose to prominence during the Second Punic War and corresponding First Macedonian War. A member of the gens Valeria, an old patrician family believed to have migrated to Rome under the Sabine king T. Tatius,[1] Laevinus played an integral role in the containment of the Macedonian threat.

  1. ^ Elvers, Karl-Ludwig (2006). "Valerius". Brill Online Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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