Appius Claudius Caecus
Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens was a consul of the Roman Republic, a "novus homo" ("new man") who was the first consul to come from his plebeian "gens". Volumnius served as consul twice, in 307 BC and 296 BC, both times in partnership with the patrician Appius Claudius Caecus. He took an active role in leading Roman forces during the Third Samnite War.