Marcus Caelius Rufus

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

Life events

• Caelius established a tribunal beside Trebonius's and promised debtors relief from debt valuations and payments.(The Civil War, Book III, 15–20 · 📍 Rome)
  • “on entering into his office, fixed his tribunal near the bench of Caius Trebonius, the city praetor, and promised if any person appealed to him in regard to the valuation and payment of debts made by arbitration, as appointed by Caesar when in Rome, that he would relieve them.”
• Caelius promulgated a law requiring debts to be paid in six equal installments without interest.(The Civil War, Book III, 15–20 · 📍 Rome)
  • “he promulgated a law, that all debts should be discharged in six equal payments, of six months each, without interest.”
• The senate decreed Caelius’s removal from the management of the republic, and Servilius barred him from the senate and expelled him from the rostrum.(The Civil War, Book III, 21–28)
  • With: Publius Servilius
  • “The consul Servilius informed the senate of his proceedings, who passed a decree that Caelius should be removed from the management of the republic. Upon this decree, the consul forbade him the senate; and when he was attempting to harangue the people, turned him out of the rostrum.”
• Caelius joined Milo and sent him to stir up the shepherds.(The Civil War, Book III, 21–28 · 📍 Italy)
  • With: Milo
  • “he joined him, and sent him to Thurinum to tamper with the shepherds.”
• Caelius was put to death while trying to win over townsmen and Caesar’s cavalry.(The Civil War, Book III, 21–28 · 📍 Thurii)
  • “and Caelius having set out, as he pretended for Caesar, went to Thurii, where he was put to death as he was tampering with some of the freemen of the town, and was offering money to Caesar's Gallic and Spanish horse, which he had sent there to strengthen the garrison.”

The Civil War, Book III, 15–20

• with Caius Trebonius (Caelius set his tribunal near Trebonius's bench.) “Marcus Caelius Rufus, one of the praetors, having undertaken the cause of the debtors, on entering into his office, fixed his tribunal near the bench of Caius Trebonius, the city praetor”

The Civil War, Book III, 21–28

• enemies with Publius Servilius “The consul Servilius informed the senate of his proceedings, who passed a decree that Caelius should be removed from the management of the republic. Upon this decree, the consul forbade him the senate; and when he was attempting to harangue the people, turned him out of the rostrum.”
• friends with Milo “he joined him, and sent him to Thurinum to tamper with the shepherds.”

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