Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus

Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus (c. 200 BC or before 178 BC – after 136 BC) was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. First Calvus used to be a Praetor, later a Consul and Governor of Hispania in 142 BC, where he fought, without success, against Viriathus, then he became a Proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul in 141 BC, and from 140 BC to 139 he was a Legate. Also during those years, Calvus participated in an embassy to some Eastern states.^[1]

Children

Calvus' children were:

• Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus
• Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
• Caecilia Metella, wife of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, son of Lucius Licinius Lucullus

See also

• Caecilia gens