Gaius Popillius Laenas
Roman consul
Years: 218BCE - 135BCE
Gaius Popillius Laenas (the alternate spellings Popilius and Laena are fairly common) twice serves as one of the two consuls of the Roman Republic, in 172 and 158 BCE.
His name indicates he was of the gens of the Popilii; the Latin plural of Laenas is Laenates.
