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Quintus Opimius (consul)
2nd century BC Roman politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] He successfully defended the allied city of Massilia against the Ligurians, receiving a triumph.[2] His colleague Postumius Albinus died while serving as a consul, being succeeded by Manius Acilius Glabrio.[3]
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