Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus

Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus ( † about 169 BC) came from the Roman patrician family of the Postumier and was 174 BC consul.

Life

Postumius ' full name including filiation has been handed down only by the Fasti Capitolini, the state of his father and grandfather's first name as Aulus. As a result, he was the grandson of the consul of 242 BC, Aulus Postumius Albinus, and the brother of the consuls of 180 and 173 BC, Aulus Postumius Albinus luscus and Lucius Postumius Albinus.

Probably Postumius was two years after his older brother Aulus aedile and praetor kurulischer. According to this assumption would Postumius 185 BC occupied the curule aedile. What is certain is that he was praetor BC 183, and in this function the province Sicily managed. Two years earlier he could readily by his cousin Spurius Postumius Albinus, the consul of 186 BC, have been promoted to aedile, because this BC held the elections for 185 and it has been proven Postumius ' older brother Aulus and a another family member to Prätorenstellen helped. In addition, the two ( known by name ) plebeian aediles were elected praetors of 185 BC, two years later with Postumius, so it stands is that the three men and 185 BC were colleagues in the aedile. In addition, Pliny the Elder, the source of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi is a curule aedile Spurius Albinus, who quoted the wealthy, by a jealous neighbor for alleged witchcraft accused freedmen Gaius Furius Chresimus in court; but the suspect was able to refute the charges against him and demonstrate that he had acquired his wealth honestly, so that an acquittal was. However, Pliny recorded no date for the term of this Spurius Albinus. Although the episode is not mentioned by the annalists Titus Livius, the historian Friedrich Munzer considers it likely that Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus is meant and holds it because of the above reasons for the curule Ädiln of 185 BC

Since the family of Fulvius and their partners in the first half of the 170 years BC dominated Roman politics, Postumius reached the peak of his career until 174 BC, when he was able to take Quintus Mucius Scaevola, together with the Consulate. But now Postumius ' older brother Aulus was 174 BC, censor and his younger brother Lucius next year consul, so now was the majority of top state offices in the hands of these three brothers. Since the report of Livy has large gaps in the 41st book of his History of Rome, is known about the term of office as consul Postumius almost nothing. Thus, the province assigned to him is unknown.

Like his two brothers went Postumius 171 BC, when the war of the Romans against the Macedonians King Perseus began at the tip of an embassy abroad. This was besides Postumius two additional members, presumably consuls, and went to Rhodes and other allies in Asia Minor. Not much later, probably Postumius death have overtaken.