Back كوينتوس كيسيليوس متلوس Arabic Квинт Цецилий Метел Нумидийски Bulgarian Quint Cecili Metel Numídic Catalan Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus Danish Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus German Κόιντος Καικίλιος Μέτελλος Νουμιδικός Greek Quinto Cecilio Metelo Numídico Spanish Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus Finnish Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus French קווינטוס קאיקיליוס מטלוס נומידיקוס HE
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (c. 155 BC – c. 91 BC) was an ancient Roman statesman and general. He was a leader of the Optimates, the conservative faction of the Roman Senate. He was a bitter political opponent of Gaius Marius. He was consul in 109 BC; in that capacity he commanded the Roman forces in Africa during the Jugurthine War. In 107 BC, he was displaced from his command by Marius. On his return he was granted a triumph and the agnomen Numidicus. He later became a censor, entering into exile in opposition to Marius. Metellus Numidicus enjoyed a reputation for integrity in an era when Roman politics was increasingly corrupt.[1]