Quintus Opimius (consul)

Quintus Opimius was a Roman politician in the second century BC.

Family He was a member of gens Opimia. His son Lucius Opimius was consul in 121 BC.

Career In 154 BC, he was elected consul together with Lucius Postumius Albinus as his colleague.Titus Livius, XLVII He successfully defended the allied city of Massilia against the Ligurians, receiving a triumph.Charles Ludwig Elvers, The New Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity, Vol. 8, p. 1156 His colleague Postumius Albinus died while serving as a consul, being succeeded by Manius Acilius Glabrio.Polybius, History,33,8 -11

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