Gens: CAECILIUS METELLUS
Created: 19th April 2008
Update:  23rd January 2015
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis: X     Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis Denter, Metellus
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Metellus
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 18
Imperial Consuls and Emperors 1 incl. 0 emperors
Notes:
Literature Van Ooteghem, Jules: "Les Caecilii Metelli de la République", Bruxelles 1967, in Académie royale de Belgique. Classe des Lettres et des Sciences morales et politiques. Mémoires in-8°. Tome LIX, fasc. 1
Wiseman, T.P: "The Last of the Metelli", in Latomus, T. 24, 1965, pp.52-61. He argues that Creticus Silanus cos 7AD is descended from M.Metellus pr 69 and not from Creticus cos 69.
and thus usurped the cognomen Creticus.
Changes 23.1.2015: header updated, literature added, many minor additions
C.Caecilius
 
RE92  
L.Caecilius Metellus Denter
cos 284 pr 283 † in battle
 
RE72  
L.Caecilius L.f.C.n. Metellus
cos 251 247 M eq 249 dic 224 † 221
Pont Max 243
 
RE81   RE73 RE76
Q.Caecilius L.f.L.n. Metellus       L.Caecilius Metellus   M.Caecilius Metellus
cur aed 208 m eq 207 cos 206 q 214 tr pl 213 aed pl 208 pr urb+pereg 206
dic 205 amb 185 amb 205 196?
pont 216-p.179
 
?   not in RE RE49 RE50
(Q.Caecilius Metellus) Caecilius Metellus L.Caecilius Denter   M.Caecilius Denter
mon 194-190 pr Sicilia 182 amb 173
 
RE94   RE83
Q.Caecilius Q.f. Metellus Macedonicus                                         L.Caecilius Q.f. Metellus Calvus
pr 148 cos 143 cen 131 † 115 cos 142 procos 141
monet 155/149 augur envoy 136?
or a very late son of RE81 brother of Macedonicus
   
RE82   RE93 RE77 RE84 RE130 RE131 RE91   RE132 RE97 RE133
Q.Caecilius Q.f.Q.n.         L.Caecilius  Q.f.Q.n.   M.Caecilius Q.f.Q.n.   C.Caecilius Q.f.Q.n.   Caecilia   Caecilia   L.Caecilius L.f.Q.n.     Caecilia     Q.Caecilius L.f.Q.n. Caecilia Metella
Metellus Balearicus Metellus Diadematus Metellus Metellus Caprarius Metella Metella Metellus Delmaticus Metella Metellus Numidicus fl. c. 100
 cos 123 cen 120 cos 117 cens 115 mon 127 cos 115 cos 113 cens 102 cos 119 trimph 117 cos 109 cen 102 ~ Metellus
monet 130, triumph 121 monet ? (or cousin) triumph 111 monet 125 ment 99 ~ C.Servilius ~ P.Cornelius cens 115 Pont Max, † 104/3 ~ L.Licinius augur
ment 99 triumph 111  Vatia pr 114 Scipio Nasica cos 111 monet ? (or cousin) Lucullus pr 104 monet 117-6
      ↓ ↓   ↓  
RE135   RE95 RE85   RE71 RE87   RE74 RE78 RE134 ? RE98  
Caecilia     Q.Caecilius Metellus Q.Caecilius L.f.? C.Caecilius Q.Caecilius C.f.Q.n.   L.Caecilius C.f.Q.n.   M.Caecilius C.f. Caecilia Metella     L.Caecilius Metellus Q.Caecilius Q.f.L.n. Metellus Pius
Metella Nepos Q.f.Q.n. Metellus Celer Metellus Metellus Creticus Metellus Metellus † 81 mon 96 ? pr 89 cos 80 † 63
cos 98 aed ? 88 ? pr ? pr 74 cos 69 † 54 pr 71 cos 68 † pr 69 † 60 1~ M.Aemilius Scaurus  cannot be cos 68 pont max 81-63
~ Ap. Claudius ~ ignota who married tr pl 90 senator 82 amb 60 pont ↓ cos 115 RE Corn 351
Pulcher cos 79 Q.Mucius Scaevola adopts son 2~ L.Cornelius Sulla dictator test adopt P.Cornelius Scipio Nasica
↓ cos 95 of cousin ? ↓ cos 88 80 64/63 pr c.93, son of Metella RE131
      ?          
RE86 RE96 RE86   RE136 RE79 RE75 RE79 RE69 RE99 RE Corn 352    
Q.Caecilius Q.f.     Q.Caecilius Q.f.Q.n. Q.Caecilius Q.f.Q.n. or L.?.n. Caecilia   M.Caecilius L.Caecilius Metellus M.Caecilius Metellus Caecilius Metellus Q,Caecilius Q.f.Q.n. Metellus Pius Scipio
Metellus Celer Metellus Nepos Metellus Celer Metella Metellus q Sicily c 52 tr pl 49 gave gladiator † 56 (P.Cornelius Scipio Nasica) trib Fabia
tr pl 62 pr 60 tr pl 68 ? pr 63 cos 60 † 59 q 60 games 60 unknown which  * 95 † 46 tr pl ?? or q 59 aed cur 57 pr 55
adop by cousin cos 57 †54 augur ~ M.Licinius  or son of pr 69 see <= Metellus he is cos 52 procos Syria 49-8
see => augur 59 ~ Clodia, his cousin Crassus q 54 see => interrex 53 pont
dt of Ap.Claudius Pulcher ↓ ? ment 31 at Actium (RE70) c.73 ~ Aemilia Lepida, dt of
cos 79 Mam.Aemilius Lepidus Livianus cos 77
   
RE137 C62 RE88 cf C61 cf RE99   RE417
Caecilia Metella Iunius SIlanus Q.Caecilius M.f. Metellus Metellus Scipio     Cornelia  
unknown parentage pr urb in Republic † aged 18 * c.73
?? a dt of Celer cos 60 procos Sardinia 1 ~ 55 P.Licinius Crassus † 53, son of IIIVIR
1 ~ P.Cornelius Lentulus Spinther   ? ment 31 at Actium (RE70) 2 ~ 52 Cn.Pompeius Magnus cos 70 55 52
div 45 q 44 son of cos 57   adopt
2 ~ M.Clodius Aesopus    
son of the famous actor C64 RE90  
Q.Caecilius Q.f.M.n.
Metellus Creticus (Iunius) Silanus
cos 7AD Syria 11/12-16/17
 
AE 1964-82 cf S277 RE129 FOS464 RE Iunius 194 C63  RE89
Q.Caecilius Drusus Libo (Caecilia) Iunia Silana       [Q.Caecilius Metellus Cr]eticus
† 17/20 Iunius Sila[nus]
? son of M.Scribonius Libo Drusus (pr 16 AD) engaged to Nero Caesar (J223)
and adopted by Q.Caecilius, eg. Metellus Creticus cos 7 AD
? son of a Scribonia, dt of M.Livius Drusus Libo cos 15 BC,
married to a Q.Caecilius (C62)
? son of a Scribonia, dt of M.Scribonius Libo Drusus pr 16 AD,
married to a Q.Caecilius (C63)
? son of a Scribonia, sister of M.Scribonius Libo Drusus pr 16 AD,
married to a Q.Caecilius
as in PIR vol. S p.103 stemma under Scribonius Libo
? born a Caecilius and adopted by a Scribonius