Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was born in 142 BC. Chr. Consul of the Roman Republic .
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was probably a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus . Calvus was 142 BC. Consul and maybe 141 BC BC Proconsul in Gallia Cisalpina . In the time of 140/139 BC He was with Scipio Aemilianus and Spurius Mummius ambassador to Egypt and Greece.
His sons were Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus , who both also became consuls. His daughter was Caecilia Metella , the mother of the famous Lucullus .
literature
- Karl-Ludwig Elvers : Caecilius [I 20]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 888.
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SURNAME | Caecilius Metellus Calvus, Lucius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Calvus, Lucius Caecilius Metellus; Metellus Calvus, Lucius Caecilius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |