Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius ( b . ca . 160 BC ) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 113 BC with Gnaeus Papirius Carbo . He served under Scipio Aemilianus in Numantia around 133 BC . He was praetor in 117 BC . His proconsulship in Thrace in 112 – 111 BC earned him a triumph . He was censor in 102 BC with his cousin , Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus . Family . The Caecilii Metelli were an extremely prominent family in the late Roman Republic . They were conservative aristocrats , though members of the plebeian gens Caecilia . Caprarius was the youngest son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus . Macedonicus was praetor in 148 BC and consul in 143 BC . He received the command in Macedonia , where he defeated a pretender to the throne named Andriscus . He received a triumph and the cognomen ' Macedonicus ' for this victory . He was censor in 131 BC . Macedonicus was a conservative aristocrat and opposed Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus , who went around the Senate and based their power on the people . Caprarius ' eldest brother was Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus . He went to Thessaly to obtain grain as aedile around 130 BC . He was praetor by 126 BC and consul in 123 BC . Balearicus was given the command to defeat the inhabitants of the Balearic Islands , who practiced piracy . He was victorious and triumphed in 121 BC , receiving the cognomen ' Balearicus ' . He was censor in 120 BC . Caprarius ' second brother was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus . He was given the cognomen ' Diadematus ' because of the bandage he wore on a head wound . He was consul in 117 BC , and promoted infrastructural improvement in Italy A conservative aristocrat like his father , he probably opposed Gaius Gracchus The third brother was Marcus Caecilius Metellus II . He was mint master in 127 BC , praetor by 118 BC , and consul in 115 BC . Marcus was given the proconsular command in Corsica and Sardinia from 114 BC to 111 BC , and triumphed for his victory there . Caprarius had two sisters , both named Caecilia Metella . One married Gaius Servilius Vatia , who was praetor in 114 BC . The other married Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio , who was consul in 111 BC . Caprarius had three sons . One was Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus , who was praetor in 74 BC and consul in 69 BC . He was pontifex from 73 BC until his death . Creticus was given the proconsular command against the island of Crete , which was aiding Mithridates and infested with pirates . He defeated the island and triumphed for it in 62 BC , receiving the cognomen ' Creticus ' . Another son was Lucius Caecilius Metellus . He was praetor in 71 BC . He succeeded Gaius Verres as governor of Sicily in 70 BC . He died in office as consul in 68 BC . Marcus Caecilius Metellus was Caprarius ' third son . He was praetor and president of the extortion court in 69 BC . Caprarius ' daughter , Caecilia Metella , was the wife of Gaius Verres . Verres was the governor of Sicily from 73 BC to 71 BC . He was also the defendant on trial in Cicero ' s speech " Against Verres " Position as Censor . Caprarius was censor in 102 BC with his cousin , Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus . The purpose of the censors was to monitor the roll of the Senate and remove people from it when necessary . The office of censor was not held every year as others , such as the office of consul , were . Numidicus was the son of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus . Numidicus was possibly mint master in 117 or 116 BC , he was praetor by 112 BC , and he was consul in 109 BC . Both Caprarius and Numidicus were conservative aristocrats , in keeping with their family history . In their censorship , Numidicus tried unsuccessfully to expel Lucius Appuleius Saturninus and Gaius Servilius Glaucia from the Senate . Saturninus was a popularis , a politician that drew his power from the people . He was of plebeian stock . He was removed from his position as quaestor in 105 or 104 BC for being an opponent of the Senate . He proposed a law to reduce grain prices that received the support of Glaucia . Glaucia was from a patrician family , but he , like Saturninus , was a popularis . Both had the support of Gaius Marius . Glaucia collaborated with Saturninus against the Senate as tribune in 101 BC and his praetorship in 100 BC . Glaucia and Saturninus conspired to make Glaucia consul and Saturninus tribune in 99 BC . They used violence in an attempt to reach their goal , and Saturninus murdered Glaucia ' s competitor for the consulship . Glaucia and Saturninus were imprisoned in the Curia by Marius at the Senate ' s behest . They were both murdered by an angry mob . 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