Caelii were a plebeian family, on the ascendent in the late Republic. Their most notorious member was perhaps Marcus Caelius Rufus, a friend, and later a sexual rival of the poet Catullus whom Cicero defended in court on the charge of murderous intent.
Caelii were a plebeian family, on the ascendent in the late Republic. Their most notorious member was perhaps Marcus Caelius Rufus, a friend, and later a sexual rival of the poet Catullus whom Cicero defended in court on the charge of murderous intent.
