Coriolanus

American  

[kawr-ee-uh-ley-nuhs, kor-] / ˌkɔr i əˈleɪ nəs, ˌkɒr- /

noun

1. Gaius (or Gnaeus) Marcius flourished late 5th century b.c., legendary Roman military hero.

2. (italics) a tragedy (1608?) by Shakespeare.

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Coriolanus British  

/ ˌkɒrɪəˈleɪnəs /

noun

1. Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century _bc , a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife

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Coriolanus

At the center of it all is Brent Charles’ sinewy Caius Martius Coriolanus, who runs through the play like a human scythe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Coriolanus is a military hero of the early Roman Republic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

And as the tribunes who stir up the populace’s antipathy toward Coriolanus, William DeMeritt and Zuzanna Szadkowski are bland, seemingly unwilling to decide whether their characters are nefarious or just mildly meddlesome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

But audiences grew attached to the new heartthrob for his captivating performance as the younger, blonder version of Donald Sutherland’s bone-chilling authoritative dictator President Coriolanus Snow from the original “The Hunger Games” series.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023

“And now, on to our good President Coriolanus Snow,” says Finnick.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins