Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

POST1502 Sp. Postumius (47) Sp. f. Sp. n. Albinus Magnus

Status

  • Patrician

Life Dates

  • 191?, birth (Sumner Orators) Expand

    Sumner R39.

Relationships

great grandson of
A. Postumius (30) A. f. L. n. Albinus (cos. 242) (RE)
father of
? Sp. Postumius (23) (son of? Sp. Postumius (47) Sp. f. Sp. n. Albinus Magnus (cos. 148)) (RE)

Career

  • Praetor before 150 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • The latest date possible under the Lex Villia. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Cos. 148. In MRR 1.461, on the Via Postumia, refer also to ILS 5366, and 5946; ILLRP 487a. (Broughton MRR III)
    • p. 737 (Brennan 2000)
  • Consul 148 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Fast. Cap., Degrassi 52f., 124, 466f. ([Sp. Po]stumius [Sp. f. Sp. n.] Albinus Magn., L. Calpurnius C. f. C. n. Piso [Cae]sonin.); Fast. Ant., Degrassi 160f. (Sp. Post[u]m[- - - -], L. Cal[- - - -]); Obseq. 19; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod. Postumius was probably active in Gaul, as his name appears on a milestone on the road from Genua to Cremona (ILS 5806- CIL 1 .2.624, with S. f. S. n.). Calpurnius commanded the land forces in Africa, and tried unsuccessfully to capture a number of strongholds in the territory of Carthage (App. Lib. 110, and 112; Zon. 9.29). On Postumius, see Münzer, APF 213. (Broughton MRR I)

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