person
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
L. Caecilius Metellus
Consul of 251 and 247 BC and pontifex maximus, who in an old precedent detained his colleague at Rome for the sacred rites.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §42 Lucius Metellus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus, consul and pontifex maximus in the First Punic War, who set the precedent by detaining a flamen for the rites.