Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius (Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology) was a scion of the prolific gens caecilia, ally of Sulla, proconsul in Spain fighting Sertorius, and Pontifex Maximus.
I have blogged him and them in the past: the gens caecilia and the metelli – metellus pius, so consider that post a refresher as we read Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough.


