Marcus Acilius

Also known as: Acilius · Role: lieutenant · First appears: The Civil War, Book III, 15–20

Life events

Caesar left three cohorts at Oricum under Acilius's command to protect the town and ships.(The Civil War, Book III, 36–42 · 📍 Oricum)
- With: Caesar
- “Caesar, having drawn his garrisons out of the sea-ports, as before mentioned, left three cohorts at Oricum to protect the town, and committed to them the charge of his ships of war, which he had transported from Italy. Acilius, as lieutenant-general, had the charge of this duty and the command of the town;”
Cneius, Pompey's son, captured Acilius's defended ship and seized the mole opposite Oricum.(The Civil War, Book III, 36–42 · 📍 Oricum)
- With: Cneius, Pompey's son
- “he overpowered our men by fatigue, and the immense number of darts, and took the ship, having beat off the men who were put on board to defend it, who, however, made their escape in small boats; and at the same time he seized a natural mole on the opposite side, which almost formed an island over against the town.”
Cneius carried off four warships and burned the rest of the ships moored there.(The Civil War, Book III, 36–42 · 📍 Oricum)
- With: Cneius, Pompey's son
- “Then attacking on both sides the ships of war which were moored to the shore, and were not manned, he carried off four of them, and set the rest on fire.”

commander: Caesar “they both called from on ship-board to Marcus Acilius and Statius Marcus, the lieutenants, one of whom commanded the town, the other the guards on the coast, that they wished to speak to Caesar on affairs of importance, if permission should be granted them.”

commander: Caesar (Acilius held the duty and command at Oricum.) “Acilius, as lieutenant-general, had the charge of this duty and the command of the town;”
enemies with Cneius, Pompey's son (Cneius attacked the ship Acilius had placed to guard the port.) “and attacked the other which had been placed by Acilius to watch the port with several ships,”

Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.