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