Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, born Marcus Junius Silanus (b. c. 85 BC – aft. 7) was the adopted

Adoption in Ancient Rome

In ancient Rome, adoption of boys was a fairly common procedure, particularly in the upper senatorial class. The need for a male heir and the expense of raising children were strong incentives to have at least one son, but not too many children. Adoption, the obvious solution, also served to...

nephew of Quintus Caecilius Metellus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus (tribune)

Quintus Caecilius Metellus was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus. He was a Tribune of the Plebeians and later one of Mark Antony's Generals at the Battle of Actium.By adoption he had:...

and the son of another Marcus Junius Silanus

Junius (gens)

The gens Junia was one of the most celebrated families in Rome. The gens may originally have been patrician. The family was already prominent in the last days of the Roman monarchy...

. He was a Consul

Roman consul

A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...

in 7, governor of Syria from 12 to 17, and was defeated by the Cimbri

Cimbri

The Cimbri were a tribe from Northern Europe, who, together with the Teutones and the Ambrones threatened the Roman Republic in the late 2nd century BC. The Cimbri were probably Germanic, though some believe them to be of Celtic origin...

at Gallia Narbonensis

Gallia Narbonensis

Gallia Narbonensis was a Roman province located in what is now Languedoc and Provence, in southern France. It was also known as Gallia Transalpina , which was originally a designation for that part of Gaul lying across the Alps from Italia and it contained a western region known as Septimania...

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