Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus (b. c. 170 BC) was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. He was a Consul in 123 BC and a Censor in 120 BC, dominated Sardinia and conquered the Balearic Islands - for which he earned his cognomen and the honours of Triumph - establishing at Palma and Pollentia two colonies of 3,000 Romans and Iberians.
He was the father of:
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
- Caecilia Metella, Vestal Virgin and a Priestess of the Goddess Juno Sospita.
- Caecilia Metella, wife of Appius Claudius Pulcher
(Caecilia Metella was the name of many, if not all, women in the Caecilius Metellus family)
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