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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus

c. 210–115 BCE · 2nd century BCE · Also known as Metellus Macedonicus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was a Roman general and statesman. As praetor in 148 BCE he defeated Andriscus, the pretender who had briefly revived the Macedonian monarchy, ending the Fourth Macedonian War. Macedonia was then organised as a Roman province, closing the period of the four Macedonian republics. He was consul in 143 BCE.

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
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Four Macedonian Republics

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