Who is Caecilia Metella from Roman Blood and what is their importance? Roma_Sub_Rosa English & Literature Caecilia Metella | Roman Blood

Wealthy, aging Roman socialite and member of the Metella family, Caecilia is extremely eccentric. Known for her lavish parties and sense of style, Caecilia is nonetheless a lonely, aging spinster. Caecilia Metella is a large woman with fiery red hair (hennaed, no doubt) who wears too much makeup reeks of incense. She is fond of bold jewelry and dresses very expensively. Metella is a devotee of an unspecified Eastern goddess. Caecilia Metella and Sextus Roscius (pater) were once lovers. In old age, the two remained very close friends. Metella, as she is known, was one of the last people to see Sextus Roscius (pater) alive. She allows Sextus Roscius (filius) and his family to live with her out of a sense of obligation to her former lover. Caecilia Metella does not think very highly of Sextus Roscius (filius).