Gaius Marcius Rutilus (also seen as "Rutulus") was the first plebeian dictator and censor of ancient Rome, and was consul four times.
He was first elected consul in 357 BC, then appointed as dictator the following year in order to deal with an invasion by the Etruscans which had reached as far as the ancient salt-works on the coast.
He surprised the enemy's camp, captured 8,000 of the enemy and drove the rest out of Roman territory,[1] for which he was granted a triumph by the people, against the Senate's wishes.
At the end of his term, he ran for censor and won, despite patrician opposition.
[2] According to Fergus Millar, this son was one of the first plebeian augurs under the lex Ogulnia and also held the position of censor twice, the first time in 294 BC and the second time in 265 BC.