Members of the gens Caelia (gens)

1 members of gens

1.1 caelii
1.2 caelii caldi
1.3 later caelii

members of gens

this list includes abbreviated praenomina. explanation of practice, see filiation.

early caelii

marcus caelius, tribune of plebs, attacked in speech marcus porcius cato, censor.
lucius caelius, commanded legate in illyricum during war against perseus, in 169 bc, , defeated in attempt take town of uscana.
lucius coelius antipater, jurist , historian during latter half of 2nd century bc
publius caelius, placed in command of placentia consul gnaeus octavius in 87 bc, , when town taken cinna s army, caused himself put death, rather fall hands of marian party.
publius caelius (p. f.), praetor in 74 bc.
marcus caelius, eques, whom verres took away several silver vases, in 71 bc.
marcus caelius vinicianus, tribunus plebis in 53 bc, , subsequently partisan of caesar during civil war.
gaius caelius, tribunus plebis in 51 bc, several of colleagues vetoed senate s decrees directed against caesar.
marcus caelius rufus, praetor peregrinus in 48 bc, during civil war, deprived of office after deliberately causing riot, , subsequently slain cavalry, whom attempted bribe surrender city of thurii.
quintus caelius, friend , follower of marcus antonius, attacked cicero.
caelius, moneylender, whom cicero had dealings.

caelii caldi

gaius caelius caldus, consul in 94 bc, novus homo , minor orator, subsequently supporter of marius.
lucius caelius c. f. caldus, son of consul of 94 bc.
gaius caelius l. f. c. n. caldus, quaestor under cicero in cilicia in 50 bc; when cicero departed province, left administration in hands of caldus.
caelius caldus, taken prisoner germans following defeat of publius quinctilius varus in ad 9, killed himself rather subjected torture anticipated.

later caelii

caelius cursor, eques, put death tiberius, having falsely charged praetor magius caecilianus treason.
gaius caelius rufus, consul in ad 17.
caelius pollio, commander of roman army in armenia in ad 51, bribed rhadamistus betray cause of mithridates, roman client king.
marcus caelius roscius, legate of twentieth legion, stationed in britannia @ time of nero s death in ad 68.
gnaeus arulenus caelius sabinus, jurist, appointed consul emperor otho in ad 69, , retained aulus vitellius.
caelius firmianus symposius, poet, , author of series of riddles, of uncertain date.
caelius aurelianus, physician of uncertain date during imperial period.
decimus caelius balbinus, roman emperor marcus clodius pupienus in ad 238.
caelius apicius, attributed author of culinary treatise in ten books, in 1st century ad.
coelius sedulius, christian poet of 5th century.




^ aulus gellius, noctes atticae, i. 15.
^ titus livius, ab urbe condita, xliii. 21.
^ valerius maximus, factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri ix, iv. 7. § 5.
^ marcus tullius cicero, in verrem, i. 50.
^ marcus tullius cicero, in verrem, iv. 47, pro flacco, 4.
^ marcus tullius cicero, epistulae ad familiares, viii. 8.
^ marcus tullius cicero, philippicae, xiii. 2, 12.
^ marcus tullius cicero, epistulae ad atticum, xii. 5, 6, vii. 3, xiii. 3.
^ marcus tullius cicero, epistulae ad familiares, ii. 15, 19, epistulae ad atticum, vi. 2, 4-6, vii. 1.
^ marcus velleius paterculus, compendium of roman history, ii. 20.
^ publius cornelius tacitus, annales, iii. 37.
^ publius cornelius tacitus, annales, xii. 44
^ lucius cassius dio cocceianus, roman history, lxi. 6.
^ publius cornelius tacitus, historiae, i. 60.
^ cite error: named reference referencea invoked never defined (see page).