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Marcus Caelius Rufus
82 BC - 48 BC
Marcus Caelius Rufus
Marcus Caelius Rufus (died 48 BC) was an orator and politician in the late Roman Republic. He was born into a wealthy equestrian family from Interamnia Praetuttiorum, on the central east coast of Italy. He is best known for his prosecution of Gaius Antonius Hybrida in 59 BC. He was also known for his trial for public violence (de vi publica) in March 56 BC, when Cicero defended him in the extant speech Pro Caelio, and as both recipient and author of some of the best-written letters in the ad Familiares corpus of Cicero's extant correspondence (Book 8). He may be the Rufus named in the poems of Catullus. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Caelius Rufus is the 12,237th most popular politician (down from 10,873rd in 2019). (down from 2,489th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Marcus Caelius Rufus ranks 12,237 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicholas Poppe, Gratian, Gérard Larcher, Robert Mueller, Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, and Sergej Kraigher. After him are Orontes III, Victoria Kent, Felix Hamrin, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Reuven Shiloah, and Joseph François Dupleix.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 82 BC, Marcus Caelius Rufus ranks 4. Before him are Burebista, Varro Atacinus, and Licinius Macer Calvus. Among people deceased in 48 BC, Marcus Caelius Rufus ranks 10. Before him are Titus Annius Milo, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Achillas, Cassivellaunus, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, and Appius Claudius Pulcher. After him is Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus.
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Burebista
POLITICIAN
82 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 1
Varro Atacinus
WRITER
82 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2
Licinius Macer Calvus
WRITER
82 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3
Marcus Caelius Rufus
POLITICIAN
82 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 4
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Titus Annius Milo
POLITICIAN
95 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 4
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
98 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 5
Achillas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
100 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 6
Cassivellaunus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 7
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 8
Appius Claudius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
97 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 9
Marcus Caelius Rufus
POLITICIAN
82 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 10
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1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 11
