Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus (Nova Roma)

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus is honored as an Eques Publicus, official public knight of the Equestrian Order of Nova Roma, and currently serves the res publica as Tribunus Plebis. In addition to this magistracy, he serves as Praetorianus Officialis, Optio, Praepositus Cohortis (Cohort Commander). He also serves as Vigil Forensis, Centurio Posterior (First Grade Administrator) for Nova Roma's Forum Domitium (Official Discord Server). Furthermore, he serves as Scriba Praetorius a Religione et Curiis (Praetorian Scriba for matters of Religio and the Curiae) and Lictor Praetoris (Praetorial Lictor). Metellus has also served the republic as a Praetorial Quaestor and Diribitor (Election Official). In M. Cotta C. Petronio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXXVII a.u.c. Metellus was elected as a founding magister for the Nova Roman Collegium Iurisprudentium, a state-sponsored institution dedicated to the study of law and the training of advocates and jurists. He served as editor of the Collegium's charter and is a stalwart supporter of the Collegium's mission to provide legal education and consultancy services to magistrates and citizens.

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Biography

Q. Metellus joined Nova Roma in C. Cethego Q. Arrio (IV) cos. ‡ MMDCCLXXVI a.u.c. and is from Provincia America Transmississippiana. His passion for classical studies started at a young age, when he was gifted a copy of Livy’s "Ab urbe condita". It was through this important work that he was exposed to the rich world of the ancient Romans. The aspects that most impress him about the Romans are the following: their adherence to the ancestral mores; their rhetorical skill; their complex mechanisms of government; the resolute architecture; their famous military advancements; and their detailed religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions. Q. Metellus is most interested in the historical period of the Middle to Late Roman Republic and is a steadfast believer in Roman republican principles.

Q. Metellus was elected to the Quaestorship in M. Cotta C. Petronio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXXVII a.u.c., serving under then Praetor P. Aurelius Barbatus. In his tenure as Quaestor, he helped administer the oaths of office for incoming magistrates and organized and hosted a quiz contest on behalf of the Praetors for the Ludi Apollinares. Each week, he responded to dozens of administrative, onomastic, and general questions across both public and private platforms. He assisted numerous citizens in finding a Roman name that adheres to classical Roman onomastics, coordinated with the censorial scribae to provide accurate citizenship status and album civium updates to our citizens, and guided citizens in navigating and understanding the cp system.

After serving as Quaestor, Metellus was elected to serve as Tribunus Plebis in P. Aurelio C. Flavio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXXVIII a.u.c. and has served faithfully in that office. In his capacity as Tribunus Plebis and Proquaestor, he worked diligently to manage, organize, and oversee a successful senate backed fundraising project on behalf of Nova Roma to support its affiliated Castra Ovum project. Castra Ovum is an authentic Roman fort established by Legio XX Valeria Victrix at Deva Victrix (Park in the Past, Inc.) that hosted the 9th International Grand Convention of Nova Roma. This fort serves as a hub area for our reenactment and living history community and provides dozens of educational, cultural, spiritual, and recreational Roman events throughout the year. For his good work in raising funds on behalf of Nova Roma to support this vital Roman cultural initiative, he was elevated by the Censors to the Equestrian Order as Eques Equo Publico.

On an academic level, Metellus holds a bachelor's degree in management. He's currently pursuing a graduate business degree at Harvard University. Harvard's library enables him to pursue scholarly classics research on an independent basis. Furthermore, he's a member of the Society for Classical Studies, the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, and the Association of Ancient Historians. It’s through these organizations that he's interacted with some of the finest scholars, progressing his own learning. To better discern primary sources, he's committed himself to learning Latin in his downtime. His goal is to one day pursue formal studies in classics to serve as a final educational benchmark.

On a professional level, Metellus works as a management and logistics consultant for several large clients. In his capacity as a consultant, his objectives are to connect with international clients and business partners effectively, efficiently, and courteously. He regularly tackles technical reports that convey process recommendations regarding a client’s existing business infrastructure—including improvements, solutions, and updates. Regular e-mail correspondence is also customary, and he ensures different individuals are updated on the status of current issues, informed of the time frame of any process changes, and updated on any new training requirements that may arise after a process change.

Q. Metellus is considered to be one of the finest new citizens and magistrates in Nova Roma. He seeks to assist fellow Nova Romans in whatever capacity he can. As a result, he can be contacted via email or on all major Nova Roman social media platforms (Groups.io, Facebook, and Discord) to answer general questions, take feedback, check citizenship status, update discord roles, and edit the website. He welcomes messages from citizens (both prospective and current) and wants to be in service to the res publica.

"What an impressive thoroughly Roman and most qualified candidate! If only we had dozens of people in Nova Roma like Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus! Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus represents for me the very essence of Nova Romanitas, and I wish to cheer for him from the first line for every steps he makes in his, hopefully, long and glorious cursus honorum! Fellow citizens, we must have him as a jewel in the magistracy, and by all means, please support his candidacy, but first learn about his intellect and talents that comes through from his introductory speech."

— Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, imperator, senator, and pontifex on Q. Metellus' background