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Marcus Publicius Malleolus
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
.