He was an opponent of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus and was arrested in 100 BC with Saturninus and other senators when Saturninus tried to forcefully oppose the Senate.[2]
lucius, caecilius, metellus, diadematus, second, roman, politician, general, quintus, caecilius, metellus, macedonicus, during, consulship, supported, development, roads, italy, probably, built, caecilia, year, later, proconsul, cisalpine, gaul, diadematus, el. Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus a was the second son of Roman politician and general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus During his consulship in 117 BC he supported the development of roads in Italy and he probably built Via Caecilia A year later he was Proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul In 115 BC Diadematus was elected Censor and during his censorship with Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus they expelled 32 senators from the Senate 1 He was an opponent of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus and was arrested in 100 BC with Saturninus and other senators when Saturninus tried to forcefully oppose the Senate 2 He lived to see the return of his first cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus from exile and exerted himself to obtain his recall 3 See also EditCaecilia gensNotes Edit Cognomen derived from at some point having used a bandage to cover a wound on his head Cfr F Noel in Dictionnaire Historique References Edit Cicero Pro A Cluentio 191 Livius Periochae 62 Plutarchus Marius 5 Cicero Pro C Rabirio perduellionis reo 21 Cicero Oratio post reditum in senatu 37 Political officesPreceded byMarcus Porcius CatoQuintus Marcius Rex Roman consul117 BC With Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur Succeeded byGaius Licinius GetaQ Fabius Maximus Eburnus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus amp oldid 1180905623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
