Marcus Fulvius Paetinus

Marcus Fulvius Paetinus was a Roman politician born in Capua, Roman Republic. He came from the patrician Fulvii gens. He was elected as consul in the year 299 BC.

Early career He became the head of his family and a member of the Mercantile Faction in the Roman Senate. In 304 BC, he had been appointed Governor of Magna Graecia, in southern Italy. His responsibilities would increase as the Roman Republic incorporated more and more areas in southern Italy due to the conquest of the Samnite Wars, and other foes.

Consulship He was elected as consul in 299 BC along with Titus Manlius Torquatus who died mid-tenure and was replaced by Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus. Under Paetinus, Narni became a Roman municipality. He received a triumph in 299 BC.