Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
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Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (b. c. 160 BC) was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus.
In 134 BC and 133 BC he served under Scipio Aemilianus at the siege of Numantia, in the Iberian Peninsula. As a Consul in 113 BC he successfully directed a campaign to Thrace, for which he was granted the Triumph in 111 BC, on the same day as his brother Marcus Caecilius Metellus. He the Vanquisher of Thrace deserved from his Armies the title of Imperator. He was elected Censor in 102 BC. In 99 BC he fought for the return of the illustrious Chief of the Roman Oligarchy, his cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, to Rome.
He was the father of:
* Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus
* Gaius Caecilius Metellus
* Lucius Caecilius Metellus
* Marcus Caecilius Metellus
* Caecilia Metella, wife of Gaius Verres, the plunderer of Sicily
Further reading
* Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, "Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma", Torres Novas, 1998
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