Lucius Aemilius Barbula

Who is Lucius Aemilius Barbula?

Lucius Aemilius Barbula, or Lucius Aemilius Q.f. Q.n. Barbula, was a Roman politician and general from the patrician gens Aemilia. He was elected consul for 281 BCE and was given a command against the Samnites. He invaded the territory of Tarentum, which summoned Pyrrhus of Epirus for help. In 280 BCE, he was awarded a triumph for his victories in Tarentum, Samnium, and elsewhere.

Barbula was son of Quintus Aemilius Barbula, consul of 317 BC and 311 BC, and grandson of another Quintus. His son Marcus Aemilius L.n. Q.f. Barbula became consul in 230 BC, the third and last successive generations of consuls from this branch.