Marcus Valerius Messalla (consul 226 BC)

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Marcus Valerius Messalla was a Roman Republic consul in 226 BC.

Messalla was probably the son of Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla. His year of office was employed in organising a general levy of the Italian nations against an expected invasion of the Gauls from both sides of the Alps (Zonar, viii. 19 ; Oros. iv. 13; Fasti; comp. Polyb. ii. 23).

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Messalla (2)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 1050.
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
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226 BC
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