Caecilius Metellus

The Caecilii Metelli (plural of Caecilius Metellus ) were one of the most important and richest Plebejerfamilien in the Roman Republic. The Caecilii Metelli had from the 3rd century BC to the end of great political significance Republic, members of the family occupied every office of the cursus honorum and had held several military commands.

Key members of the family were:

  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus, Accomodations, consul 284 BC;
  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus, consul 251 and 247 BC, pontifex maximus since 243 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus, consul in 206 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, consul 143 BC, censor 131 BC;
  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus, consul in 142 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, consul in 123 BC, censor 120 BC;
  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus, consul 119 BC, pontifex maximus since 115 BC;
  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus diadematus, consul 117 BC;
  • Marcus Caecilius Metellus, consul 115 BC;
  • Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, consul 113 BC, censor 102 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, consul 109 BC, censor 102 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, consul 98 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, consul in 80 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, consul 69 BC;
  • Lucius Caecilius Metellus, consul 68 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, consul in 60 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, consul in 57 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, consul in 52 BC;
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, consul 7 AD

The women of the family were called the Roman naming conventions according to Cecilia Metella. To distinguish them, they often bore the cognomen of her father in the feminine form. Among them were:

  • Cecilia Metella dalmatic, successively wife of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus older and Sulla;
  • Cecilia Metella Calva, mother of Lucullus;
  • Cecilia Metella Balearica Minor, mother of Publius Clodius Pulcher;
  • Celer Cecilia Metella, wife of Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther;
  • Cecilia Metella Cretica, daughter of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Caecilii Metelli in the literature

The American author John Maddox Roberts has a fictional member of the Caecilii Metelli named Decius Caecilius Metellus the main character of his crime series SPQR made. He also invented to its fictitious father, the elder Decius Caecilius, consul allegedly about 68 or 67 These novels are closely based on historical events, they play in the years 70-22 BC

The above Metelli as Nepos, Celer, Scipio or Creticus play supporting roles in the novels. Many famous historical figures such as Gaius Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Pompey, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger, Titus Annius Milo, Lucius Sergius Catilina or Cleopatra VII are also mentioned in main and supporting roles. Main adversary of the fictional Decius, among other things Publius Clodius Pulcher, the real.

Plebs Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter Roman consul Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 251 BC) Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC) Marcus Caecilius Metellus (consul) Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC) Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior Caecilia Metella Dalmatica Caecilia Metella Calva Caecilia Metella Balearica Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Celer)
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