Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
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Optimate politician
Roman consul
ancient Roman general
ancient Roman senator
member of the Roman aristocracy
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica was a late Roman Republic senator and general, a staunch Optimate leader and ally of Pompey who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Optimate politician
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Roman consul ⓘ ancient Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman senator ⓘ member of the Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| adoptedInto | gens Caecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agnomen | Metellus Pius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allyOf | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Optimate forces in Africa ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman ⓘ |
| daughter | Cornelia Metella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathPlace | off the coast of Africa ⓘ |
| diedIn | 46 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| familyName | Caecilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Gaius Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Battle of Pharsalus
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Thapsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Quintus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRank | pontifex ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Roman Africa
NERFINISHED
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Roman Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
command in the African campaign of the civil war
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conservative senatorial politics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
gens Caecilia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gens Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Optimate forces against Julius Caesar
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staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s dictatorship ⓘ |
| opposed | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman consul
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proconsul ⓘ senator of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relativeByAdoption | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius GENERATED ⓘ |
| sonInLaw | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
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