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'''Marcus Junius Pera''' was a [[Rome|Roman]] politician during the [[Second Punic War]]. He was a consul in 230 BC and a censor with [[Gaius Claudius Centho]] in 225 BC. He was appointed [[Roman dictator|dictator]] in 216 BC, ''rei gerundae causa'', for the purpose of repelling [[Hannibal]]'s [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] forces from [[Italy]]. In order to raise soldiers, he armed not only slaves, but also criminals. He was the only dictator to serve a term simultaneously with another dictator, [[Marcus Fabius Buteo|M. Fabius Buteo]], who was appointed later that year to deal with constitutional matters in Rome.
'''Marcus Junius Pera''' was a [[Rome|Roman]] politician during the [[Second Punic War]]. He was a consul in 230 BC and a censor with [[Gaius Claudius Centho]] in 225 BC. He was appointed [[Roman dictator|dictator]] in 216 BC, ''rei gerundae causa'', for the purpose of repelling [[Hannibal]]'s [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] forces from [[Italy]].<ref name="DillonGarland2013">{{cite book|author1=Matthew Dillon|author2=Lynda Garland|title=Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rfPWAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210|date=28 October 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-76136-2|pages=210–}}</ref> In order to raise soldiers, he armed not only slaves, but also criminals. He was the only dictator to serve a term simultaneously with another dictator, [[Marcus Fabius Buteo|M. Fabius Buteo]], who was appointed later that year to deal with constitutional matters in Rome.


==See also==
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==References==
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* [[Livy]], [[Ab Urbe Condita (book)|''Ab Urbe Condita'']], XXII.lvii and XXIII.xxiii.
* [[Livy]], [[Ab Urbe Condita (book)|''Ab Urbe Condita'']], XXII.lvii and XXIII.xxiii.



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Marcus Junius Pera was a Roman politician during the Second Punic War. He was a consul in 230 BC and a censor with Gaius Claudius Centho in 225 BC. He was appointed dictator in 216 BC, rei gerundae causa, for the purpose of repelling Hannibal's Carthaginian forces from Italy.[1] In order to raise soldiers, he armed not only slaves, but also criminals. He was the only dictator to serve a term simultaneously with another dictator, M. Fabius Buteo, who was appointed later that year to deal with constitutional matters in Rome.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matthew Dillon; Lynda Garland (28 October 2013). Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook. Routledge. pp. 210–. ISBN 978-1-136-76136-2.
Preceded by Consul of the Roman Republic
with Marcus Aemilius Barbula
230 BC
Succeeded by