5. M.ValeriusMaximus, M. F. M. N., with the agnomen CORVINUS, derived from his father, M. Valerius Corvus, who was five times consul in the Samnite wars. He was consul in B. . 289 (Fasti). From the loss of Livy's second decade, the history of his consulship is lost.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890