Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius was a Roman politician of the late 2nd century BC. Chr.
Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius was the youngest son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus . He served in 133 BC. BC under Scipio Aemilianus before Numantia . No later than 117 BC He was praetor and in 113 BC he was praetor . Chr. Consul . In that year and in the two following years as proconsul , Caprarius was in Macedonia and Thrace and received a triumph for his military successes in Thrace , which he won in Quintilis (July) 111 BC. Chr. Held; on the same day his brother Marcus Caecilius Metellus also triumphed over Sardinia . Caprarius was 102 BC Together with his cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus censor .
literature
- Karl-Ludwig Elvers : Caecilius [I 21]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 888.
Remarks
- ↑ Cicero , De oratore 2,267.
- ↑ a b Velleius Paterculus 2,8,2.
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| SURNAME | Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caprarius, Gaius Caecilius Metellus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician, consul 113 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 133 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 102 BC Chr. |