Murdered on legation to Illyria, by Illyrians? Plin. HN 34.11.24, App. Illyr. 2.7, Liv. Per. 20.
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Legatus (Ambassador)?
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Illyria
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Murder of one of these, L. Coruncanius, by Queen Teuta of the Illyrians was the incident which provoked the Illyrian war (Polyb. 2.8.3, and 6-12: C. and L. Coruncanius; Plin. NH 34.24: P. Iunius and Ti. Coruncanius; cf. Liv. Per. 20; Flor. 1.21.3; App. Illyr. 7; Dio fr. 49.3; Oros. 4.13.2; Zon. 8.19). (Broughton MRR I)