Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, often referred to as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman politician and military commander. Ronald Syme called him "the last Scipio of any consequence in Roman history
Denarius of Metellus Scipio with elephant-skin headgear to represent African imperium (47-46 BC)
Denarius issued by Metellus Scipio as Imperator in North Africa, 47–46 BC, depicting Jupiter and on the reverse an elephant
Caesar's civil war
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Caesar's civil war occurred during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Julius Caesar and Pompey. The main cause of the war was political tensions relating to Caesar's place in the Repu
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio
…culminating in the consulship of 52 BC. As an aristocratic and conservative politician, he opposed the populist policies of the First Triumvirate. During Caesar's civil war, he supported the senatorial faction led by Pompey against Julius Caesar. He used his position as proconsul of the province of Syria to raise troops…
Renaissance inscription claiming to have been erected by Julius Caesar at the spot where he addressed his army after crossing the Rubicon. Rimini, Italy.
Pompey flees from Pharsalus, as imagined by a 1882 drawing
Pompey is murdered in Egypt, as imagined by a 1880 drawing
Retrato de Julio César