Popilius
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Popilius may refer to:
- Gaius Popillius LaenasGaius Popillius LaenasGaius Popillius Laenas twice served as one of the two consuls of the Roman Republic, in 172 and 158 BC. His name indicates he was of the gens of the Popilii, a name of Etruscan origin...
- Publius Popilius LaenasPublius Popilius LaenasPublius Popillius Laenas was consul in 132 BC, and builder of the Via Popilia.When consul he incurred the hatred of the democrats by his harsh measures as head of a special commission appointed to take measures against the accomplices of Tiberius Gracchus...
, builder of the Via Popilia - Popilius (genus) a genus of beetles in the Family Passalidae