Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus
Politician
1969 –
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Who is Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus?
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. He was a Consul in 123 BC and a Censor in 120 BC, dominated Sardinia and conquered the Balearic Islands - for which he earned his cognomen and the honours of Triumph - establishing at Palma and Pollentia two colonies of 3,000 Romans and Iberians.
He was the father of:
⁕Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
⁕Caecilia Metella, Vestal Virgin and a Priestess of the Goddess Juno Sospita.
⁕Caecilia Metella, wife of Appius Claudius Pulcher
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