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Lucius Postumius Megellus
Lucius Postumius Megellus was a Roman general and politician of the Samnite Wars, consul in 305, 294 and 291 BCE. According to Livy, in his second consulship he stormed the Etruscan city of Rusellae, taking some 2,000 prisoners. He was known for his arrogance and was later fined for using soldiers to work on his estate.
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