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