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Marcus Minucius Rufus

300 BC - 216 BC

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Marcus Minucius Rufus (died August 2, 216 BC) was a Roman consul in 221 BC. He was also Magister Equitum during the dictatorship of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus known as Cunctator. He was a political enemy of Fabius Maximus. He was against his delaying defensive strategy during the Second Punic War. While the Carthaginians had been busy at Geronium, Fabius had left Minucius in charge of the Roman army with instructions to follow the "Fabian strategy" and journeyed to Rome to observe some religious duties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Minucius Rufus is the 8,441st most popular politician (down from 8,157th in 2019). (up from 1,533rd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Marcus Minucius Rufus ranks 8,441 out of 19,576Before him are Otto III, Duke of Carinthia, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Zhong Ren, Michel Kafando, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, and Alghu. After him are Andranik Margaryan, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Diodotus II, José Manuel Balmaceda, Henry II, Duke of Guise, and Gerhard Klopfer.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Marcus Minucius Rufus ranks 36Before him are Hasdrubal Gisco, Bion of Smyrna, Gaius Claudius Nero, Herodas, Gaius Laelius, and Gaius Terentius Varro. After him are Euthydemus I, Ankhwennefer, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Demetrius of Pharos, Marcus Cornelius Cethegus, and Laodice III. Among people deceased in 216 BC, Marcus Minucius Rufus ranks 2Before him is Lucius Aemilius Paullus. After him are Aulus Atilius Calatinus, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

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