Vibullius Rufus
Family: Pompeian · Role: envoy · First appears: The Civil War, Book I, 14–20
In Book I of The Civil War, Pompey sent Vibullius Rufus to Picenum to confirm the people in their allegiance. There, after learning from Lentulus Spinther about events in the region, Vibullius took his soldiers and dismissed him. Captured at Corfinium and set free by Caesar, Vibullius was then sent by Pompey into Spain. On his arrival, Lucius Afranius, Petreius and Marcus Varro divided their Spanish commands among themselves.
In Book III, at Candavia, Vibullius hurried to Pompey to warn him that Caesar was marching toward him with all his forces. Caesar sent Vibullius with proposals to Pompey, judging him suitable because of favours Caesar had granted him.
Relationship record
Life events
- Vibullius took Lentulus Spinther’s soldiers and dismissed him.(The Civil War, Book I, 14–20 · 📍 Picenum)
- With: Lentulus Spinther
- “Vibullius, being informed by him of the transactions in Picenum, takes his soldiers from him and dismisses him.”
- Pompey sent Vibullius Rufus into Spain.(The Civil War, Book I, 34–40 · 📍 Spain)
- With: Pompey
- “Vibullius Rufus, whom he had taken a few days before at Corfinium, and set at liberty, was sent by Pompey into Spain;”
- Afranius, Petreius, and Varro divided their respective Spanish departments among themselves.(The Civil War, Book I, 34–40 · 📍 Spain)
- With: Pompey Lucius Afranius Petreius Marcus Varro
- “On the arrival of Vibullius Rufus, whom, we have already mentioned, Pompey had sent into Spain, Afranius, Petreius, and Varro, his lieutenants (one of whom had the command of Hither Spain, with three legions; the second of the country from the forest of Castulo to the river Guadiana with two legions; the third from the river Guadiana to the country of the Vettones and Lusitania, with the like number of legions), divided amongst themselves their respective departments.”
- Vibullius Rufus warned Pompey that Caesar was marching toward him with all his forces.(The Civil War, Book III, 9–14 · 📍 Candavia)
The Civil War, Book I, 14–20
- commander: Pompey “Being left on the road with a small number, he fell in with Vibullius Rufus, who was sent by Pompey into Picenum to confirm the people in their allegiance.”
- enemies with Lentulus Spinther (Vibullius took Lentulus Spinther's soldiers and dismissed him.) “Vibullius, being informed by him of the transactions in Picenum, takes his soldiers from him and dismisses him.”
The Civil War, Book I, 34–40
- patron: Caesar “Vibullius Rufus, whom he had taken a few days before at Corfinium, and set at liberty,”
- commander: Pompey “Vibullius Rufus, whom he had taken a few days before at Corfinium, and set at liberty, was sent by Pompey into Spain;”
- enemies with Caesar “Vibullius Rufus, whom he had taken a few days before at Corfinium, and set at liberty,”
The Civil War, Book III, 9–14
- commander: Caesar “Caesar thought him a proper person, on account of his favours conferred on him, to send with proposals to Pompey”
- commander: Pompey “We have mentioned that Vibullius Rufus, an officer of Pompey's, had fallen twice into Caesar's power”
- patron: Caesar (The text says Caesar had conferred favours on him.) “Caesar thought him a proper person, on account of his favours conferred on him, to send with proposals to Pompey: and he knew that he had an influence over Pompey.”
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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.