Caecilii Metelli family tree

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Caecilii Metelli family tree

The Caecilii Metelli were one of the most important families of the late Roman Republic. They rose to prominence in the beginning of the third century, with the consulship of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter in 284 BC. It was however Quintus Caecilius Metellus, consul in 143, who greatly improved the prestige of the family, notably thanks to his victory during the Fourth Macedonian War, for which he received the agnomen Macedonicus. His descendants and those of his younger brother Lucius received an astonishing number of magistracies during the last century of the Republic.

Contents

Stemma

The overall structure of the stemma is taken from the one drawn by Münzer in the Realencyclopädie , which has recently been reproduced by Karl-J. Hölkeskamp. [1] [2] T. P. Wiseman made some important corrections in two articles on the descendants of Balearicus and the later Metelli, which have been included. [3]

The nomen Caecilius is omitted for all the men named Metellus. All dates are BC, except stated otherwise. Numbers in brackets indicates the order of marriages. Dotted lines show adoptions.

Legend
Orange
Dictator
Yellow
Censor
Green
Consul
C. Metellus
L. Metellus Denter
cos. 284
L. Metellus
cos. 251, 247
dict. 224
L. Metellus
tr. pl. 213
Q. Metellus
cos. 206
dict. 205
M. Metellus
pr. 206
Q. Metellus
Macedonicus

cos. 143
cens. 131
L. Metellus
Calvus

cos. 142
Q. Metellus
Balearicus

cos. 123
cens. 120
L. Metellus
Diadematus

cos. 117
cens. 115
M. Metellus
cos. 115
Metella ~ C. Servilius
Vatia
C. Metellus Capriarus
cos. 113
cens. 102
Metella ~ P. Cornelius
Scipio
Nasica
Metella ~
L. Licinius Lucullus
Q. Metellus Numidicus
cos. 109
cens. 102
L. Metellus Delmaticus
cos. 119
Metella Q. Metellus
Nepos

cos. 98
Q.
Metellus
Celer

tr. pl. 90
Metella ~ Ap. Claudius
Pulcher

cos. 79
C.
Metellus
sen. 82
M.
Metellus pr. 69
L.
Metellus
cos. 68
Q.
Metellus
Creticus
cos. 69
P.
Cornelius
Scipio
Nasica
pr. 93
Q. Metellus
Pius

cos. 80
Metella ~
L.
Cornelius
Sulla
Q. Metellus
Nepos

cos. 57
Q. Metellus
Celer

cos. 60
Clodia P. Clodius
Pulcher
L.
Metellus
tr. pl. 49
L. Metellus
tr. pl. 55
Metella ~ M.
Licinius
Crassus
Q. Metellus
Scipio

cos. 52
Metella = L. Cornelius Lentulus
q. 44
Q. Metellus
procos. 6 AD
Q. Metellus
Creticus Silanus

cos. 7 AD
Nero Julius Caesar Junia

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References

  1. PW, vol. 5, p. 1229.
  2. Karl-J. Hölkeskamp in Smith & Sandberg (eds.), Omnium Annalium Monumenta, p. 430.
  3. Wiseman, "Last of the Metelli" & "Celer and Nepos".

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