Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus

Who is Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus?

Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. First Calvus used to be a Praetor, later a Consul and Governor of Hispania in 142 BC, where he fought, without success, against Viriathus, then he became a Proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul in 141 BC, and in 140 BC—139 BC he was a Legate. In 140 BC—139 BC Calvus participated in an Embassy to some Eastern states.

Calvus' children were:

Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus

Caecilia Metella, wife of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, son of Lucius Licinius Lucullus

He might also have been with more certainties the father of another Caecilius Metellus, the father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus.