Lucius Postumius Albinus (consul 154 BC)
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Lucius Postumius Albinus was a politician of ancient Rome, of
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 ...
rank, of the 2nd century BC. He was
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in 161 BC, and exhibited the
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, at which
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's play ''
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'' had debuted. He was
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 154 BC, and died seven days after he had set out from Rome in order to go to his province. It was supposed that he was poisoned by his wife, Publilia. He was also
Flamen Martialis In ancient Roman religion, the Flamen Martialis was the high priest of the official state cult of Mars, the god of war. He was one of the '' flamines maiores'', the three high priests who were the most important of the fifteen flamens. The Flamen ...
in 168 BC until his death.Livy, ''History of Rome'', xlv.15.


Family

He was apparently son of Spurius Postumius Albinus.


See also

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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 ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Postumius Albinus, Lucius 600 154 BC deaths 2nd-century BC Roman consuls Deaths by poisoning Roman aediles Roman consuls who died in office Roman Republican praetors Lucius 600 Year of birth unknown