Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica

Who is Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica?

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, in modern scholarship often as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman consul and military commander in the Late Republic. During the civil war between Julius Caesar and the senatorial faction led by Pompeius Magnus, he remained a staunch optimate. He led troops against Caesar's forces, mainly in the battles of Pharsalus and Thapsus, where he was defeated. He later committed suicide. Ronald Syme called him "the last Scipio of any consequence in Roman history."