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Obsidius



Obsidius was the commander of a Frentanian troop of horse, serving under the consul Laevinus in the campaign against Pyrrhus in 280 BC. He dis­tinguished himself in the battle fought at the river Liris in that year by the daring attempt which he made upon the king's life.



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