Caecilia Metella (wife of Servilius Vatia)
Caecilia Metella was a member of the ancient Roman plebeian family of the Caecilians and the daughter of the consul from 143 BC. BC, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus .
Four of her brothers also reached the consulate: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus 123 BC. BC, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus 117 BC BC, Marcus Caecilius Metellus 115 BC BC and Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius 113 BC Furthermore, Caecilia Metella had a sister of the same name who lived with the consul from 111 BC. BC, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio , was married. Caecilia Metella married Gaius Servilius Vatia and gave birth to him around 134 BC. A son, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus , who lived in 79 BC. Officiated as consul.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Caecilius 130. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 1234.
Remarks
- ↑ Pliny , Naturalis historia 7, 59.
- ↑ Cicero , In Verrem actio 3, 211; De domo sua 123, Oratio post reditum in senatu 37; Oratio post reditum ad Quirites 6.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caecilia Metella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of Gaius Servilius Vatia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |