Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 466 BC)
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Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis was a patrician politician of Ancient Rome. He was, apparently, according to the Fasti
, the son of Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis
, although it must be observed that no great dependence can be placed upon genealogies
from such early times. He was consul
in 466 BC
. He was one of the three commissioners sent into Greece
to collect information about the laws of that country, and was a member of the first decemvirate
in 451 BC
. He commanded, as legatus
, the center of the Roman army in the Battle of Corbione
, in which the Aequi
ans and Volsci
ans were defeated in 446 BC
.
He was apparently the father of the Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis
who was consular tribune in 432 BC
.
Fasti
In ancient Rome, the fasti were chronological or calendar-based lists, or other diachronic records or plans of official and religiously sanctioned events...
, the son of Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis
Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis
Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis was an ancient Roman who, according to Livy, was dictator in 498 BC, when he conquered the Latins in the great Battle of Lake Regillus. Many of the coins of the Albini commemorate this victory of their ancestor, as in the one pictured...
, although it must be observed that no great dependence can be placed upon genealogies
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
from such early times. He was consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
in 466 BC
466 BC
Year 466 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Priscus and Albinus...
. He was one of the three commissioners sent into Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
to collect information about the laws of that country, and was a member of the first decemvirate
Decemviri
Decemviri is a Latin term meaning "Ten Men" which designates any such commission in the Roman Republic...
in 451 BC
451 BC
Year 451 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Augurinus and the First year of the decemviri...
. He commanded, as legatus
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
, the center of the Roman army in the Battle of Corbione
Battle of Corbione
The Battle of Corbione took place in 446 BC. General Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus and legatus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis led Roman troops to a victory over the Aequi tribes of north-east Latium and the Volsci tribes of southern Latium...
, in which the Aequi
Aequi
thumb|300px|Location of the Aequi in central Italy.The Aequi were an ancient people of northeast Latium and the central Appennines of Italy who appear in the early history of ancient Rome. After a long struggle for independence from Rome they were defeated and substantial Roman colonies were...
ans and Volsci
Volsci
The Volsci were an ancient Italic people, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic. They then inhabited the partly hilly, partly marshy district of the south of Latium, bounded by the Aurunci and Samnites on the south, the Hernici on the east, and stretching roughly from...
ans were defeated in 446 BC
446 BC
Year 446 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Barbatus and Fusus...
.
He was apparently the father of the Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 432 BC)
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis, apparently son the Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis who was consul in 466 BC, was a patrician politician of ancient Rome. He was appointed consular tribune in 432 BC, and served as legatus in the war in the following year, under the dictator Aulus Postumius...
who was consular tribune in 432 BC
432 BC
Year 432 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Mamercus, Albinus and Medullinus...
.