Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus

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Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus was a politician of ancient Rome, of patrician rank, of the 2nd century BC.[1] He was praetor in Sicily in 183 BC, and consul in 174 BC.[2] He was probably a brother of Aulus Postumius Albinus Luscus and Lucius Postumius Albinus, and perhaps obtained the agnomen of "Paullulus" (Latin for "small" or "little") by being small of stature, to distinguish him more accurately from his two brothers.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Smith, William (1867), "Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus (14)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, p. 91
  2. ^ Livy, xxxix. 45, xli. 26, xliii. 2

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Albinus (14)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 91.

Political offices
Preceded by Roman consul
174 BC
With: Q. Mucius Scaevola
Succeeded by