Gaius Marcius Rutilus
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Gaius Marcius Rutilus (also seen as "Rutulus") was the first plebeian dictator and censor of ancient Rome, and consul four times.
He was first elected consul in 357 BC, then appointed as dictator the following year in order to deal with an invasion by the Etruscans. He surprised the enemy's camp and drove them out of Roman territory, for which he was granted a triumph by the people, against the Senate's wishes.
Rutilus was again elected consul in 352. At the end of his term, he ran for censor and won, despite patrician opposition. He was also consul in 344 and 342, when he led the army in the Samnite Wars.
His son of the same name was consul in 310.
There is a strong possibility that the dictatorship and other details were fabricated by the Marcian clan.
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- Livy (bk. 7)
| Preceded by: Gaius Fabius Ambustus and Gaius Plautius Proculus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus 357 BC |
Succeeded by: Marcus Fabius Ambustus and Marcus Popillius Laenas |
| Preceded by: Gaius Sulpicius Peticus and Marcus Valerius Poplicola |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Publius Valerius Poplicola 352 BC |
Succeeded by: Gaius Sulpicius Peticus and Titus Quinctius Poenus Capitolinus Crispinus |
| Preceded by: Marcus Fabius Dorsuo and Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Rufus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus 344 BC |
Succeeded by: Marcus Valerius Corvus and Aulus Cornelius Cossus Arvina |
| Preceded by: Marcus Valerius Corvus and Aulus Cornelius Cossus Arvina |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Quintus Servilius Ahala 342 BC |
Succeeded by: Gaius Plautius Venox and Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus Privernas |
