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Caecilia (wife of Metellus)

Caecilia

also: Caeciliam Metelli

Roman matron, wife of a Metellus, who sought a marriage-omen for her sister's daughter in a shrine; her chance words ('I yield my seat to you') were fulfilled by her own death and the girl's marriage (De Divinatione 1.104).

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On Divination philosophy · 5 mentions

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