▁of ▁the ▁mer it ▁of ▁this ▁advers ary , ▁whose ▁death ▁he ▁m ourn ed , ▁ordering ▁his ▁sons ▁to ▁transport ▁A em ilian us ' ▁body ▁to ▁the ▁cre mat ory ▁py re . ▁ ▁C ele br ated ▁for ▁his ▁el o quence ▁and ▁his ▁taste ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 ▁BC / 1 1 5 ▁BC . ▁He ▁was ▁generally ▁respect ed ▁as ▁the ▁parad ig m ▁of ▁the ▁fort un ate ▁Roman ▁for ▁from ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁birth ▁he ▁un ited ▁all ▁manner ▁of ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁hon ours , ▁and ▁left ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁of ▁four ▁sons , ▁of ▁whom ▁one ▁was ▁then ▁Cons ul , ▁two ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁and ▁one ▁would ▁be ▁soon . ▁His ▁two ▁sons - in - law , ▁Pub lius ▁Corn el ius ▁Sci pio ▁Nas ica ▁Ser ap io ▁and ▁G ai us ▁Serv il ius ▁V atia ▁would ▁also ▁att ain ▁the ▁cons ul ship . ▁ ▁Children ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of : ▁▁ ▁Quint us ▁Ca ec il ius ▁Met ell us ▁B ale ar icus ▁ ▁Lu cius ▁Ca ec il ius ▁Met ell us ▁Dia dem atus ▁ ▁Marcus ▁Ca ec il ius ▁Met ell us ▁ ▁G ai us ▁Ca ec il ius ▁Met ell us ▁Cap r arius ▁ ▁Ca ec ilia ▁Met ella , ▁born ▁c . ▁ 1 7 0 ▁BC , ▁wife ▁of ▁Pub lius ▁Corn el ius ▁Sci pio ▁Nas ica ▁Ser