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The Caecilii Metellii was one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. The Caecilii Metelli were one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Although plebeians (meaning not of patrician stock), the Caecilii Metelli were nobles. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and The Caecilii Metellii remained a political power within the state, from the 3rd century BC to the end of the Republic, holding every office in the cursus honorum as well as several important military commands.

See also: List of family trees

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Caecilius Metellus's family tree

This is an index of Family trees available It includes noble politically important and Royal families as well as fictional families and thematic diagrams The Caecilii Metelli were one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic.
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