Aulus Postumius Albinus

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Aulus Postumius Albinus, was a politician of the Roman Republic, and second consul in 99 BC with M. Antonius. Cicero mentions him as being a good orator.

Postumius Albinus was the adoptive father of Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, one of Caesar's assassins (from where Decimus Brutus adopted the name of Albinus).

A. Postumius was grandson of Postumius Albinus Magnus, consul in 148 BC - year of a great fire in Rome - mentioned in Cicero's "Brutus" as an accomplished orator. It is thought that he was the son of A. Postumius Albinus, pro-praetor in command of the army in Africa in 110 BC where he suffered an attack by the Numidian king.


[edit] References

  • Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith
  • Coin of Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus portraying Aulus Postumius Albinus [1]
Preceded by
Lucius Valerius Flaccus and Gaius Marius		 Consul of the Roman Republic
with M. Antonius
99 BC		 Succeeded by
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos and Titus Didius