Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus († around 54 BC) was a politician of the late Roman Republic .
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus was a son of Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius . He was in a year between 74 and 72 BC. Chr. Praetor and supported 70 v. As consul- designate with other Metellern Gaius Verres .
In 69 BC Chr. Creticus was consul and successfully fought the pirates on Crete ; as proconsul from 68 to 65 BC He made the island a province. There was a rift between him and Pompey about how to proceed in the eastern Mediterranean . Pompey therefore prevented the triumph of Creticus until 62 , during which the confirmation of the reorganization of the East by Pompey in the Senate until 60 BC. Prevented. During the Catilinarian Conspiracy in 63 BC Chr. Creticus was sent to Apulia . End of May 62 BC He could finally celebrate his triumph.
In the year 60 BC Creticus was ambassador in Gaul and was supposed to prevent Gallic tribes from joining the Helvetians .
Since no later than 73 BC Until his death around 54 BC. Chr. Creticus was pontiff . His daughter Caecilia Metella is known for her tomb on the Via Appia .
literature
- Karl-Ludwig Elvers : Caecilius [I 23]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 888.
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| SURNAME | Caecilius Metellus Creticus, Quintus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Metellus Creticus, Quintus Caecilius; Creticus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman consul 69 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 54 BC Chr. |