Marcus Postumius Albinus Regillensis was an ancient Roman politician belonging to the

patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

Postumia gens The gens Postumia was a noble patrician family at ancient Rome. Throughout the history of the Republic, the Postumii frequently occupied the chief magistracies of the Roman state, beginning with Publius Postumius Tubertus, consul in 505 BC, the f ...

. His father and grandfather were both named Aulus, possibly identifying his father or grandfather as

Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis was an ancient Roman who, according to Livy, was Roman dictator in 498 or 496 BC, when he conquered the Latins in the great Battle of Lake Regillus and subsequently celebrated a triumph. Many of the coins of the ...

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

in 464 BC.

Publius Postumius Albinus Regillensis Publius may refer to: Roman name * Publius (praenomen) * Ancient Romans with the name: ** Publius Valerius Publicola (died 503 BC), Roman consul, co-founder of the Republic **Publius Clodius Pulcher (c. 93 BC – 52 BC), Republican politician * ...

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in 414 BC, was most likely his brother. Postumius relationship to later Postumii Albini remains unknown as filiations are missing from the consular tribunes and consuls of 397,

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and 334 BC.

Career

In 426 BC Postumius was elected together with

Titus Quinctius Poenus Cincinnatus Titus Quinctius Poenus (Pennus) Cincinnatus was a Roman consul, consul of the Roman Republic in 431 and 428 BC and a Tribuni militum consulari potestate, consular tribune in 426 BC. He might have been consular tribune again in 420 BC. Quinctius ...

Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus was a Roman statesman of the early Republic.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 80 ("Pacilus", Nos. 1, 2). He was a descendant of the ancient patrician house of the Furii, which fille ...

and

Aulus Cornelius Cossus __NOTOC__ Aulus Cornelius Cossus was a Roman general from the early Republic. He is most famous for being the second Roman, after Romulus, to be awarded the ''spolia opima,'' Rome's highest military honor, for killing the commander of an enemy arm ...

as consular tribune. The year saw war against the

Veii Veii (also Veius; it, Veio) was an important ancient Etruscan city situated on the southern limits of Etruria and north-northwest of Rome, Italy. It now lies in Isola Farnese, in the comune of Rome. Many other sites associated with and in the ...

and

Fidenae Fidenae ( grc, Φιδῆναι) was an ancient town of Latium, situated about 8 km north of Rome on the ''Via Salaria'', which ran between Rome and the Tiber. Its inhabitants were known as Fidenates. As the Tiber was the border between Etru ...

which resulted in the appointment of a dictator,

Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus was a political figure in the Roman Republic, serving as consular tribune in 438 BC and dictator three times in 437, 434, and 426 BC. Prior to gaining the imperium Aemilius was, in 446 BC, elected Quaestor together wit ...

. Postumius and his colleague Quinctius served under the dictator, probably as ''

legatus A ''legatus'' (; anglicised as legate) was a high-ranking Roman military officer in the Roman Army, equivalent to a modern high-ranking general officer. Initially used to delegate power, the term became formalised under Augustus as the officer ...

'', while his other colleague Cornelius was appointed as ''

magister equitum The , in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be nomi ...

''. The last colleague, Furius role during the events are unknown. The war ended with the defeat of both the Veii and the capture of Fidenae, resulting in a

triumph The Roman triumph (Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. For later imitations, in life or in art, see Trionfo. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectl ...

celebrated by Aemilius. In 403 BC Postumius was elected as censor together with

Marcus Furius Camillus Marcus Furius Camillus (; c. 446 – 365 BC) was a Roman soldier and statesman of the patrician class. According to Livy and Plutarch, Camillus triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of ''Second Founder ...

. During their censorship a tax was imposed upon all men who had remained single up until old age and on orphans. He is listed by

Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Ancient Rome, Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditiona ...

as consular tribune in 403 BC were the historian has included the two censors into the college of the consular tribunes. The consensus among modern scholars is that Livy (or the sources he relied on) has misidentified the censors as consular tribunes. Some scholars, such as

Beloch Beloch is a European surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Karl Julius Beloch (1854–1929), German classical and economic historian * Margherita Piazzola Beloch Margherita Beloch Piazzolla (12 July 1879, in Frascati – 28 Septe ...

, have argued that this might mean that they were in fact neither consular tribunes or censors, but instead military tribunes with censorial powers. Beloch, K. J., ''Römische Geschichte bis zum Beginn der punischen Kriege'', 1926. pp. 77ff

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