Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter was a Roman Republican Consul in the year 284 BC. Consul (abbrev. ...

Very little is known about Metellus Denter, save that he led an army against the Senones led by Britomaris in the Battle of Arretium. The Senones were a Celtic people of Gallia Celtica, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne. ... The Battle of Arretium was fought in 285 BC between Rome and Gaul. ...

There is some controversy as to the date of Metellus Denter's death, with some sources claiming he died as Consul in 284 BC in the Battle of Arretium, whereas others have him dying the year after, as Praetor, in the next battle against the Senones. This has been disputed in that it was not customary for a Pro-Consul to be elected Praetor in the year after his Consulship, especially if he had been defeated in battle. The Battle of Arretium was fought in 285 BC between Rome and Gaul. ... After serving their year in office in Rome as a Consul, the Consuls were usually dispatched to one of the Roman provinces to rule as governor. ... // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ...

External links

• JSTOR: Classical Quarterly: New Series, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Nov., 1972), pp. 309-325
• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 993 (v. 1)