Back Квинт Цецилий Метел (консул 206 пр.н.е.) Bulgarian Quint Cecili Metel (cònsol) Catalan Quintus Caecilius Metellus (Konsul 206 v. Chr.) German Κόιντος Καικίλιος Μέτελλος (ύπατος το 206 π.Χ.) Greek Quinto Cecilio Metelo (cónsul 206 a. C.) Spanish Quintus Caecilius Metellus French קווינטוס קאיקיליוס מטלוס (קונסול בשנת 206 לפנה"ס) HE Quintus Caecilius Metellus (i. e. 206) Hungarian Quinto Cecilio Metello Italian クィントゥス・カエキリウス・メテッルス Japanese

Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC)

Quintus Caecilius Metellus
Denarius of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius (great-grandson). The elephant was a family symbol, referring to Lucius Caecilius Metellus' victory at Panormus in 251 BC.[1]
Bornc. 250 BC
Rome, Italy, Roman Republic
Died175 BC (aged ~75)
NationalityRoman
OfficeDictator (205 BC)
Consul (206 BC)
Magister equitum (207 BC)
ChildrenQuintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
FatherLucius Caecilius Metellus
Military career
WarsSecond Punic War
• Battle of the Metaurus (207 BC)
• Battle of Crotona (204 BC)

Quintus Caecilius Metellus (c. 250 BC – 175 BC) was a pontiff in 216 BC,[2] aedile of the plebeians in 209 BC,[3] curule aedile in 208 BC,[4] magister equitum in 207 BC,[5] consul in 206 BC,[6] dictator in 205 BC,[7][8] proconsul of Bruttium in 204 BC,[9] and an ambassador at the court of Philip V of Macedon in 185 BC.[10]

He served as a legate in the army of Gaius Claudius Nero and fought in the war against Hannibal.[11] He was a political ally of Scipio Africanus, the man who eventually defeated Hannibal.[12] He was also distinguished as an orator, the funeral sermon he pronounced at his father's funeral being counted among his best speeches.[13]

He was the father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus and Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus.[14]

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  2. ^ "Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 23, chapter 21". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ "Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 27, chapter 21". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ "Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 27, chapter 36". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "206 B.C. - events and references". www.attalus.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  7. ^ Livy. From the Founding of the City.
  8. ^ Livy. From the Founding of the City.
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  11. ^ "Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 27, chapter 51". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  12. ^ Adrian Goldsworthy, The Fall of Carthage, p. 300.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference :11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Gottrop, Muriel (2003-10-17), English: Gens Caecilia Metella family tree., retrieved 2021-03-03

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