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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (c. 128 – 63 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic. His father Metellus Numidicus was banished from Rome through the machinations of Gaius Marius. He, because of his constant and unbending attempts to have his father officially recalled from exile, was given the agnomen (nickname) Pius.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (c. 95 – 46 BC), often referred to as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman senator and military commander. During the civil war between Julius Caesar and the senatorial faction led by Pompey, he was a staunch supporter of the latter.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (died c. 63 bc) was a Roman general and statesman who supported Lucius Cornelius Sulla. He earned his surname Pius (signifying filial devotion) by his unremitting efforts in 99 bc to obtain the recall from exile of his father, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus.
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio was a Roman politician, a leading supporter of his son-in-law Pompey the Great in the power struggle between Pompey and Julius Caesar. The son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Metellus was adopted by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, the son of Metellus.
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (vers 130 av. J. Chr. – 63 av. J. Chr.) est un général et romain républicain, partisan de Sylla. D'abord légat de Lucius Cornelius Sylla, il fut successivement préteur ( 89 av. J.-C. ), consul ( 80 av. J.-C. ), et proconsul d' Hispanie ultérieure ( 79 av. J.-C. ).
May 15, 2023 · The Romans now sent Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius and the great general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, or Pompey the Great, to quell the rebellion. Their initial brute force tactics failed, leading them to opt for a strategy of attrition.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio was son of P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica (praetor 93; for the family see Cic.Brut. 211–12). He was adopted by Q. *Caecilius Metellus Pius, possibly by will. Probably *praetor 55, he was (although now a plebeian) *interrex in 53, and then became candidate for the consulship of 52.
