Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus

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Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus was a politician of the Roman Republic .

Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus was the second son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus . He got his nickname because of the bandage of a head wound. Diadematus was probably an opponent of Gaius Gracchus . As consul in 117 BC He promoted the development of the country in Italy and perhaps put on the Via Caecilia . He or Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus was together in 115 BC. BC with Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Censor , in which he expelled 32 senators from the Senate and suppressed offensive theater performances. In the year 100 he fought against Lucius Appuleius Saturninus . 99 joined Diadematus together with Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius for the recall of his cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus .

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  1. ↑ Plutarch , Coriolanus 11, 3 .
  2. ↑ Cicero , Pro A. Cluentio 191; Livy , Periochae 62; Plutarch, Marius 5 .
  3. ^ Cicero, Pro C. Rabirio perduellionis reo 21.
  4. ^ Cicero, Oratio post reditum in senatu 37.
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SURNAME Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, Lucius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diadematus, Lucius Caecilius Metellus; Metellus Diadematus, Lucius Caecilius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician, consul 117 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH before 117 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 99 BC Chr.