Marcus Valerius Falto
Marcus Valerius Falto was a Roman politician and military man at the time of the Second Punic War and a member of the Valerian patrician family . He was probably a descendant of the triumphant of 241 BC. And consul from 239 BC. BC, Quintus Valerius Falto , or his brother Publius Valerius Falto , who held the consulate the following year.
In 205 BC After he had already been quaestor , Marcus Valerius Falto accompanied the delegation of Marcus Valerius Laevinus , which transferred the Magna Mater from Pessinus in Phrygia to Rome . On the way back he was sent ahead to announce the arrival of the goddess and to ensure that she would be received with due honors.
203 BC He was a curular aedile and commanded in 201 BC. BC as praetor two legions in battle against Hannibal in Bruttium and Campania . As a propaetor in the following year, he received Sardinia as a province, where he was to deploy soldiers from his legions for the defense of Sicily .
literature
- Tassilo Schmitt : Valerius [I 12]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/1, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01482-7 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valerius Falto, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Falto, Marcus Valerius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politicians and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |