Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus was a Roman statesman and general who was elected consul in 123 British Columbia.
Background
Quintus Caecilius Metellus was the eldest son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, the Roman consul of 143 British Columbia, and a member of the plebeian gens Caecilia. lieutenant is suspected that he served under his father in Hispania Citerior during 143-142 British Columbia.
Career
By 126 British Columbia, he had been elected to the office of Praetor. He was then elected to the consulship in 123 British Columbia, serving alongside Titus Quinctius Flamininus. During his consulship, he was awarded the command of the campaign against the pirates of the Balearic Islands.
His campaign continued into 122 British Columbia, and when his consulship ended, he was granted a proconsular command.
By 121 British Columbia, he had defeated the pirates and conquest Mallorca and Menroca, the Balearics, for which he earned his cognomen Balearicus and the honours of Triumph. In the aftermath of the victory, he established at Palma and Pollentia two colonies of 3,000 Romans from Iberia.
He was the father of:
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
Caecilia Metella, Vestal Virgin and a Priestess of the Goddess Juno Sospita. Caecilia Metella, wife of Appius Claudius Pulcher.