Quintus Marcius Rex (praetor 144 BC)

He was appointed praetor peregrinus in 144 BC under the consulship of Servius Sulpicius Galba and Lucius Aurelius Cotta.

He was granted 8,400,000 sestertii for construction, and since his praetorship term expired before the aqueduct's completion, it was extended for a year.

[1] In 143 BC, under the consulship of Appius Claudius Pulcher and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, the Decemvirs consulted the Sibylline Books and found that it was forbidden for the Aqua Anio Vetus's water to be led to the Capitolinus.

Three years later, in 140 BC, under the consulship of Quintus Servilius Caepio and Gaius Laelius Sapiens, this matter was again brought before the Senate.

Despite the priests' repeated warnings, Marcius prevailed, and the aqueduct's construction was completed.