Marcus Flavius was

Tribune of the Plebs Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune ( la, tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power o ...

in 327 and again in 323 BC.

Valerius Maximus Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: '' Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX'' ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as ''De factis dictisque memorabilibus' ...

, ''Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium libri IX'' ix. 10. § 1. In 329 BC, Flavius was accused of seducing married women by the

aedile ''Aedile'' ( ; la, aedīlis , from , "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings () and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enf ...

Gaius Valerius Potitus Gaius Valerius Potitus was consul with M. Claudius Marcellus in 331 BC and was aedile in 329 BC. His father was Gaius Valerius Potitus ('' Tribuni militum consulari potestate'' in 370 BC) and his brother was Lucius Valerius Potitus (''magister eq ...

(consul 331 BC). While at first he was found guilty, Flavius plead that an innocent man was being ruined to which Valerius replied that he did not care whether or not he had ruined an innocent man or a guilty one, so long as Flavius was being ruined. Because of this remark, Flavius won the trial. In 328 BC, Flavius made a distribution of meat to the people on occasion of the funeral of his mother. The gift of meat won him the election of Tribune of the Plebs in 327, despite the fact that he was absent for the election. The gift of meat could not only have been to honor his mother, but also to show gratitude to the people of Rome who had acquitted him in the trial where he had been charged with adultery. In 323 BC, Flavius brought the Tusculans to trial before the people for advising and assisting the people of

Velitrae Velletri (; la, Velitrae; xvo, Velester) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring co ...

and

Privernum Priverno is a town, ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. It was called ''Piperno'' until 1927. It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain. It was the birthplace of the canonist Regi ...

in their rebellion against Rome during the Latin revolt (340-338 BC).

Titus Livius Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in ...

, viii, 27 According to

Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in ...

and

, several Tusculan families arrived at Rome poorly dressed and were nearly forgiven by all tribes. One tribe, the Pollia, insisted that the men be beaten and executed and that the women and children be auctioned off. Because of this, when the Tusculans gained Roman citizenship the Papiria tribe, which they dominated, would never elect a member of the Pollia to public office. However, the Tusculans had been citizens of Rome since 338 BC.

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