Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior (c. 100 BC – 55 BC) was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
. He was a Tribune
in 62 BC, a Praetor
in 60 BC, a Consul
in 57 BC and the Governor
of Hispania Citerior
in 56 BC.
He was, as his brother Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
, Lieutenant of Pompeius Magnus
at the campaigns of Asia and against the pirates, from 67 BC to 63 BC. On his return to Rome
, in 63 BC, he was elected Tribune of the Plebeians for 62 BC, along with Marcus Portius Cato. Inaugurated on the 10 December 63 BC, he began a vitriolic campaign against Cicero
, whom he accused before the People and the Senate
of illegally having given death to the accomplices of Catilina. He further prevented Cicero from making a speech on the last day of his consulship, 29 December 63 BC, restricting him to the customary oath.
He also proposed, jointly with Caesar
, that Pompeius Magnus
was recalled to Rome
with his Army to restore the legal order, but such proposal was rejected.
In 60 BC he was elected Praetor
, and Consul
in 58 BC and 57 BC, having then reconciled with Cicero
, at the time exiled, to oppose Clodius
, managing with his influence that the celebrated Orator was called from the banishment to which he had been condemned by that turbulent relative of his.
In 56 BC he was nominated Governor
of Hispania Citerior
, dominating A Coruña
, where the Vaccaei had defeated his father.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus. He was a Consul in 98 BC, having fought at the Iberian Peninsula against the Celtiberians and the Vaccaei, suffering before these ones a memorable defeat.He married Licinia Prima, who after widowed married the...
. He was a Tribune
Tribune
Tribune was a title shared by elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on their person was...
in 62 BC, a Praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
in 60 BC, 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 57 BC and the Governor
Roman governor
A Roman governor was an official either elected or appointed to be the chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more of the many provinces constituting the Roman Empire...
of Hispania Citerior
Hispania Citerior
During the Roman Republic, Hispania Citerior was a region of Hispania roughly occupying the northeastern coast and the Ebro Valley of what is now Spain. Hispania Ulterior was located west of Hispania Citerior—that is, farther away from Rome.-External links:*...
in 56 BC.
He was, as his brother Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer (consul)
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer was a Consul in 60 BC and son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, or, according to some, the son of Tribune Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer while the latter is the son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos...
, Lieutenant of Pompeius Magnus
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic...
at the campaigns of Asia and against the pirates, from 67 BC to 63 BC. On his return to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, in 63 BC, he was elected Tribune of the Plebeians for 62 BC, along with Marcus Portius Cato. Inaugurated on the 10 December 63 BC, he began a vitriolic campaign against Cicero
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
, whom he accused before the People and the Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
of illegally having given death to the accomplices of Catilina. He further prevented Cicero from making a speech on the last day of his consulship, 29 December 63 BC, restricting him to the customary oath.
He also proposed, jointly with Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, that Pompeius Magnus
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic...
was recalled to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
with his Army to restore the legal order, but such proposal was rejected.
In 60 BC he was elected Praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
, and 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 58 BC and 57 BC, having then reconciled with Cicero
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
, at the time exiled, to oppose Clodius
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Publius Clodius Pulcher was a Roman politician known for his popularist tactics...
, managing with his influence that the celebrated Orator was called from the banishment to which he had been condemned by that turbulent relative of his.
In 56 BC he was nominated Governor
Roman governor
A Roman governor was an official either elected or appointed to be the chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more of the many provinces constituting the Roman Empire...
of Hispania Citerior
Hispania Citerior
During the Roman Republic, Hispania Citerior was a region of Hispania roughly occupying the northeastern coast and the Ebro Valley of what is now Spain. Hispania Ulterior was located west of Hispania Citerior—that is, farther away from Rome.-External links:*...
, dominating A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
, where the Vaccaei had defeated his father.
Further reading
- Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, "Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma", Torres Novas, 1998