Metelli
The surname of the family of the Caecilii at Rome, the most noted of whom are: a general who defeated the Achaeans, took Thebes, and invaded Macedonia; Quintus Caecilius, rendered famous by his successes against Jugurtha, the king of Numidia; Q. Caecilius Celer, who distinguished himself against Catiline. He died fifty-seven years before Christ, greatly lamented by Cicero, who was one of his warmest friends; L. Caecilius, a tribune in the civil wars of Caesar and Pompey, who favored the cause of Pompey; Q. Caecilius, a warlike general who conquered Crete and Macedonia; Metellus Cimber, one of the conspirators against Caesar. He gave the signal to attack and murder the dictator.