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Quintus Caecilius Metellus

300 BC - 260 BC

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus (c. 250 BC – 175 BC) was a pontiff in 216 BC, aedile of the plebeians in 209 BC, curule aedile in 208 BC, magister equitum in 207 BC, consul in 206 BC, dictator in 205 BC, proconsul of Bruttium in 204 BC, and an ambassador at the court of Philip V of Macedon in 185 BC. He served as a legate in the army of Gaius Claudius Nero and fought in the war against Hannibal. He was a political ally of Scipio Africanus, the man who eventually defeated Hannibal. He was also distinguished as an orator, the funeral sermon he pronounced at his father's funeral being counted among his best speeches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quintus Caecilius Metellus is the 10,096th most popular politician (down from 9,695th in 2019), the 2,520th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,503rd in 2019) and the 645th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Quintus Caecilius Metellus ranks 10,096 out of 19,576. Before him are Rauf Orbay, Jules Favre, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, Mahamane Ousmane, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Sitalces. After him are Nicolás de Ovando, Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab, Sunifred, Count of Barcelona, Károly Khuen-Héderváry, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and Juan Ponce Enrile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Quintus Caecilius Metellus ranks 48. Before him are Laodice III, Hannibal Gisco, Gaius Cornelius Cethegus, Laodice I, Andragoras, and Lucius Cornelius Scipio. After him are Lysandra, Demetrius I of Bactria, Hermippus of Smyrna, Molon, Ptolemy Epigonos, and Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Quintus Caecilius Metellus ranks 12. Before him are Timaeus, Gaius Claudius Nero, Euthydemus I, Hannibal Gisco, Laodice I, and Timocharis. After him are Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Philochorus, Marcus Livius Salinator, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, and Quintus Fulvius Flaccus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Quintus Caecilius Metellus ranks 2,520 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Airoldi (1869), Jannik Sinner (2001), Luigi Cremona (1830), Gaétan Vestris (1729), Carlo Lizzani (1922), and Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609). After him are Filippo Pacini (1812), Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze (1343), Galeria Fundana (null), Sergio Sebastiani (1931), Pierino Prati (1946), and Giovanni Arrighi (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Quintus Caecilius Metellus ranks 645. Before him are Masaniello (1620), Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro (1660), Giovanni Visconti (1290), Girolamo Priuli (1486), Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (-400), and Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609). After him are Anaxilas (-500), Octavia the Elder (-100), Maria Caterina Farnese (1615), Leopold, Prince of Salerno (1790), Franco Maria Malfatti (1927), and Francesco Donato (1468).

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