Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus (b. c. 170 BC) was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. He was a Consul in 123 BC and a Censor in 120 BC, dominated Sardinia and conquered the Balearic Islands - for what he earned his cognomen and the honours of Triumph - establishing at Palma de Mallorca a colony of 3.000 Romans and Iberians.

He was the father of:

[edit] Further reading

  • Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, "Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma", Torres Novas, 1998
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