Quintus Caecilius Metellus was a pontiff in 216 BC, aedile of the plebeians in 209 BC, curule aedile in 208 BC, magister equitum in 207 BC, consul in 206 BC, dictator in 205 BC, proconsul of Bruttium
Denarius of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius (great-grandson). The elephant was a family symbol, referring to Lucius Caecilius Metellus' victory at Panormus in 251 BC.
Magna Graecia, including Bruttium and Lucania, around 280 BC
The theater of ancient Argos
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was a statesman and general of the Roman Republic during the second century BC. He was praetor in 148 BC, consul in 143 BC, the Proconsul of Hispania Citerior in
Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC)
…also distinguished as an orator, the funeral sermon he pronounced at his father's funeral being counted among his best speeches. He was the father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus and Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus. Quintus Caecilius Metellus was the son of Lucius Caecilius Metellus, a successful general who defeated Hasdrubal…
Metellus raising the siege, now at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.