Marcus Publicius Malleolus

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Marcus Publicius Malleolus was a Roman statesman who served as Consul.

Biography

He built, with his brother, a temple dedicated to the goddess Flora and instituted the Floralia. He was elected Consul in 232 BC with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. They served during a transition period between the First and the Second Punic War.

Bibliography

  • William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, Vol.2 p.908 n.1
Political offices
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
232 BC
With: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Succeeded by