Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus (born c. 170 BC) was a Roman statesman and general who was elected consul for the year 123 BC.
Career
Quintus Caecilius Metellus was the eldest son of
plebeian gens Caecilia. It is suspected that he served under his father in Hispania Citerior during 143-142 BC.[1] By 126 BC, he had been elected to the office of Praetor.[2] He was then elected to the consulship in 123 BC, serving alongside Titus Quinctius Flamininus. During his consulship, he was awarded the command of the campaign against the pirates of the Balearic Islands.[3] His campaign continued into 122 BC, and when his consulship ended, he was granted a proconsular command.[4]
By 121 BC, he had defeated the pirates and conquered Mallorca and Menorca, the Balearics,
Family
He was the father of:
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
- Caecilia Metella, possible wife of Appius Claudius Pulcher.[8][note 1]
See also
Footnotes
- Caecilii Metelli.
References
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol I (1952)
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol III (1986)
- Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol II (1867)
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