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Roman general and statesman (c. 229 – 160 BC)

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 – 160 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic, as well as a general, who conquered the kingdom of Macedonia during the Third Macedonian War.

Family

Paullus' father was Lucius Aemilius Paullus, the consul defeated and killed in the Battle of Cannae.

He was, in his time, the head of his branch of the Aemilii Paulii, an old and aristocratic patrician family.

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Their influence was immense, particularly due to their fortune and alliance with the Cornelii Scipiones. He was father to Scipio Aemilianus and another son known as Fabius, who were tutored by Paullus' friend Polybius.

Early career

After the fulfillment of Paullus' military service, and being elected military tribune, he was elected curule aedile in 193.

The next step of his cursus honorum was his election as praetor in 191. During his term of office, he went to the Hispania provinces, Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 50 BC) - Wikipedia WEREJ