person
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
Metellus
also: Metellus
Pontifex maximus said to have been blinded rescuing the Palladium from the burning temple of Vesta (241 BC); paired with Appius as a good man who lost his sight.
Reading notes
- On Providence §5.2 Metellus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus, said to have lost his sight rescuing the Palladium from the burning temple of Vesta (241 BC); cited with Appius to show blindness is no proof of divine disfavor.