Publius Valerius Falto was a Roman politician of the 3rd century BC. Publius followed his brother,

Quintus Valerius Falto Quintus Valerius Falto was a Roman politician in the 3rd century BC. Quintus was elected consul in 239 BC alongside Gaius Mamilius Turrinus. He was the brother of his successor, the consul Publius Valerius Falto who served in 238 BC. Falto was a ...

, as consul, being elected to that office in 238 BC alongside Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. He led a consular army against the

Boii The Boii (Latin plural, singular ''Boius''; grc, Βόιοι) were a Celtic tribe of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul (Northern Italy), Pannonia (Hungary), parts of Bavaria, in and around Bohemia (after whom the ...

, who had allied with the

Ligures The Ligures (singular Ligur; Italian: liguri; English: Ligurians) were an ancient people after whom Liguria, a region of present-day north-western Italy, is named. Ancient Liguria corresponded more or less to the current Italian regio ...

and some other Celtic tribes along the Po. The first confrontation resulted in defeat, so the Senate sent the Praetor Marcus Genucius Cipus to relieve his army; however, viewing this as an intrusion, Publius attacked a second time and won. On his return he was denied a

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because of his rash actions following the initial defeat.

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