title: Marcus Publicius Malleolus
text: # 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.
  
  