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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (cos. 80)

Consul in 80 BCE alongside Sulla

🏛️ Career

  1. 89 BCE
    (aged 39)
    Praetor

    Broughton: Tasked with enrolling the Italian allies as new Roman citizens within sixty days, in accordance with the lex Plautia Papiria (a)

    Sources (2)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • Cic. Arch. 6-7 and 9 and 31; cf. Auct. Vir. Ill. 63.3.
      • (a) from wiki: Brennan, pp 377-378
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.800, final 0.800): 80 BCE (Consul, Dictator)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Cosconius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Papirius Carbo (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

  2. 80 BCE
    (aged 48)
    Consul · Co-consul: L. Cornelius Sulla Felix

    MT: No further comments in MRR2

    Sources (1)
    • Broughton, MRR2
      • SIG³ 747, line 53; CIL 12 .2.893; Cic. Verr. 2.1.130; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 54f., 130, 484f. (Sulla's name entire; Q. Ca[ ---- 1); App. BC 1. 103; Gell. 15.28.3; Chr. 354 (Sulla et Pio); Fast. Hyd. (Sulla et Metello Pio); Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; on Sulla, IGRP 4.943; Sall. Hist. 2.21M; and on Metellus, Cic. Planc. 69; Val. Max. 5.2.7.
    Career-overlap (5) Magistrates with the closest career overlap; red font indicates family member

    L. Cornelius Sulla Felix (1 year; raw 4.00, base 0.800, final 0.800): 80 BCE (Consul, Dictator)

    A. Sempronius Asellio (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Ap. Claudius Pulcher (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    C. Cosconius (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

    Cn. Papirius Carbo (1 year; raw 3.00, base 0.600, final 0.600): 89 BCE (Praetor)

🏺 Family

  1. Adoptive son
    Quintus Caecilius Metellus Scipio (cos. 52)