Spurius Postumius Albinus (consul 186 BC)

:"For others of this gens, see Postumia gens. For other Postumii with the cognomen "Albus" or "Albinus", see Albinus (cognomen)."Spurius Postumius Albinus was a politician of Ancient Rome, of patrician rank, of the 2nd century BC.Citation | last = Smith | first = William | author-link = William Smith (lexicographer) | contribution = Spurius Postumius Albinus (12) | editor-last = Smith | editor-first = William | title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 91 | publisher = Little, Brown and Company | place = Boston | year = 1867 | contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0100.html ] He was praetor peregrinus in 189 BC, and consul in 186 BC. [Livy, xxxvii. 47, 50] In his consulship the "senatusconsultum" was passed, which is still extant, suppressing the worship of Bacchus in Rome, in consequence of the abominable crimes which were said to have been committed in connection with it. [Livy, xxxix. 6, 11, &c.] [Valerius Maximus, vi. 3. § 7] [Pliny the Elder, "Naturalis Historia" xxxiii. 10] ["Dict. of Ant." p. 344] He was also augur, and died in 179 BC at an advanced age. [Livy, xl. 42] [Cicero, "Cato Maior de Senectute" 3]

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