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'''Gaius Marcius Rutilus''' (also seen as "'''Rutulus'''") was the first [[plebeian]] [[Roman dictator|dictator]] and [[CensorRoman (ancient Rome)censor|censor]] of [[ancient Rome]], and was [[Roman consul|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]] which had reached as far as the ancient salt-works on the coast. He surprised the enemy's camp, captured 8,000 of the enemy and drove themthe rest out of Roman territory,<ref name="Kamm13">[[Antony Kamm]], ''The Romans, An Introduction'', p. 13.</ref> for which he was granted a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] by the people, against the [[Roman Senate|Senate]]'s wishes.<ref name="Kamm13"/>

Rutilus was again elected consul in [[352 BC|352]]. At the end of his term, he ran for censor and won, despite [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] opposition. He was also consul in [[344 BC|344]] and [[342 BC|342]], when he led the army in the [[Samnite Wars]].

[[Gaius Marcius Rutilus Censorinus|His son of the same name]] was tribune of the plebs in 311 BC and consul in 310 BC.<ref>T.P. Wiseman says that it was not his son, but Marcius Rutilus himself who was consul in 310; see "Satyrs in Rome?" ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 78 (1988), p. 4.</ref> According to [[Fergus Millar]], this son was one of the first plebeian augurs under the ''[[lex Ogulnia]]'' and also held the position of censor twice, the first time in 294 BC and the second time in 265 BC.<ref>[[Fergus Millar]], ''The Roman Republic and Augustan Revolution''</ref>

His son of the same name was consul in [[310 BC|310]].

==Sources==

There is a strong possibility that the dictatorship and other details were fabricated by the [[Marcius|Marcian clan]].

* [[Livy]]. ''[[Ab urbe condita (Livy)|History of Rome]]'', Book [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0026%3Abook%3D7 VII]

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* [[Livy]] (bk. 7)

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