| 词条 | Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 251 BC) |
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus (ca. 290 BC{{spaced ndash}}221 BC) was the son of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter. He was Consul in 251 BC and 247 BC, Pontifex Maximus in 243 BC and Dictator in 224 BC{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}. He defeated the Carthaginian chief Hasdrubal at the celebrated Battle of Panormus, leading to the turn of the First Punic War and to the Roman domination of Sicily. In that battle, in which he deserved the Honours of the Triumph, he defeated thirteen enemy generals and captured one hundred and twenty elephants, some of which he exhibited to the Roman people, since then starting to appear with frequency in the Caecilii coins. In this battle, so decisive for Rome, the enormous Carthaginian advantage, resulting from the terrible elephants the Romans faced for the first time, was subdued by luring the enemy to terrain where staked ditches had been dug. This, coupled with the element of surprise and a quick counterattack, allowed the Roman infantry to rout the attacking Carthaginians. While Metellus was Pontifex Maximus, a fire devoured the Temple of Vesta and threatened to destroy the Palladium and other sacred objects. Lucius Caecilius Metellus, without hesitating, threw himself amidst the flames and reappeared with the tutelary symbol of the first Rome. His eyes couldn't withstand, however, the violence of the heat and he went blind, for which the Senate granted him the privilege of going by chariot to the Curia. In memory of that noble achievement of their ancestor, the Caecilii started to mint the image of Pallas on their consular coins. He was the father of Lucius Caecilius Metellus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus and Marcus Caecilius Metellus. See also
Publius Servilius Geminus||after=Gaius Atilius Regulus Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus|years=with Gaius Furius Pacilus 251 BC}}{{succession box|title=Consul of the Roman Republic|before=Gaius Aurelius Cotta Publius Servilius Geminus||after=Manius Otacilius Crassus Marcus Fabius Licinus|years=with Numerus Fabius Buteo 247 BC}}{{s-end}}{{Pontifices Maximi}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Caecilius Metellus, Lucius}} 11 : 290s BC births|221 BC deaths|3rd-century BC Romans|3rd-century BC clergy|Caecilii|Roman Republican consuls|Ancient Roman dictators|Pontifices Maximi of the Roman Republic|3rd-century BC rulers|Blind clergy|Blind politicians |
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