Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus | |
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| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office January 298 BC – December 298 BC Serving with Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Fulvius Paetinus and Titus Manlius Torquatus |
| Succeeded by | Fabius Maximus Rullianus and Publius Decius Mus |
| Dictator of Rome in 263 BC | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 340 BC |
| Died | c. 260 BC |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Roman Empire |
| Battles/wars | Third Samnite War First Punic War |
The Roman expansion in Italy. At the time of Centumalus, Rome controlled the territories shown in red, pink and dark brown.
Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus (c. 340 – c. 260 BC) was a military commander and politician from the middle period of the Roman Republic, who became consul in 298 BC. He fought in the final wars against the Etruscans and later led armies in the Third Samnite War. He was appointed dictator in 263 BC with responsibility for overseeing the start of the Roman ship building effort in the First Punic War.