Caecilia Metella
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Caecilia Metella was the name of all women in the Caecilius Metellus family, since feminine names were taken from the father's gens and cognomen declined in the female form.
The name may refer to the following people:
The name may refer to the following people:
- Caecilia Metella DalmaticaCaecilia Metella DalmaticaCaecilia Metella was daughter of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus, Pontifex Maximus in 115 BC.Dalmatica's first marriage was to Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, an aging politician at the peak of his power. The patrician Scaurus was princeps senatus and a traditional ally of her family...
- Caecilia Metella Balearica
- Caecilia Metella Balearica (priestess)
- Caecilia Metella CalvaCaecilia Metella CalvaCaecilia Metella Calva was daughter of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus, Consul in 142 BC, and sister of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus.She was married to Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Praetor in 104 BC...
- Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Creticus), known for her tomb on the Appian Way in Rome
- Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Celer)