Gens:

CAELIUS

Created:

4th November 2007

Update:

2nd April 2018

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

none, Latiniensis, Rufus

Equestrian

none,

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Balbinus

Consular

none, Calvinus, Faustinus, Felix, Honoratus, Optatus, Rufus, Sabinus, Secundus, Severus

Senatorial

Catullinus, Clodianus, Flavianus, Iulianus, Oneratus, Pomponianus, Proculus, Tuscus

Equestrian

Cursor, Felicissimus, Florus, Martialis, Quadratus, Saturninus

Equestrian (mil)

Pollio, Salvianus

Local magistrat.

no cognomen, Alacer, Candidus, Phileros,

Uncertain

Clemens,

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 1 emperor

Notes:

Often confused in manuscripts with Coelius.

Note a C. Caelius Saturninus RE38, praef annon c.323, praef praetorio 334-335, comes of Imp Constantine, possible descendent of C146.

Literature

Alföldy: Konsulat (1977) p.248,279 (P. Caelius Optatus leg leg 166)

Bauzou, Thomas: "Les fastes de la province d'Arabie et les inscriptions des milliaires", in Syria, Tome 68, (1991), pp. 452-456 on Caelius Felix, governor of Arabia 246/247)

Birley: Roman Government of Britain (2005) p.292 (§26 M. Caelius Flavus Proculus C133)

Caballos Rufino: Senadores Hispanorromanos (1990) p.92-94 (§41 Caelius Calvinus cos suff c.184, §42 D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 213, Imperator), p.343-344 (§I7 Sex. Caelius Tuscus leg leg 71/73),

Corbier: Aerarium (1974) p.36-38 (§5 C. Caelius Rufus praetor aerarii 13 AD, no evidence that the aedil C. Caelius C.f. Rufus is this man)

Crook: Consilium Principis (1955) p.152 (§36 Cn. Arulenus Caelius Sabinus cos suff 69, amicus of Vespasian), p.155 (§67 D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 213, Imperator, amicus of Caracalla)

Dietz: Senatus (1980) p.99-103 (§16 Imp Balbinus imp 238)

Eck: Fasten der Statthalter 1.teil, (1982), p.336-337 (career of Q. Caelius Honoratus cos suff 105)

Eck, Werner and Lieb, Hans: "Ein Diplom für die classis Ravennas vom 22. November 206", in ZPE Bd. 96 (1993), pp. 75-88 on new cos suff in 206 M. Caelius Faustinus.

Franke: Legionslegaten (1991) p.153 (Sex. Caelius Tuscus leg leg 73)

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.145 (C. Caelius Martialis C136)

Hussein, Ersin: "Power and Identity in Roman Cyprus", doctoral thesis University of Warwick, 2014, p.98-100 detailing the inscription of L. Caelius C124 who is not a consul of unknown year.

Jacques: Curateurs (1983) p.167-168 (§76 M. Caelius Flavus Proculus C133), p.189-190 (§90 L. Caelius Plautius Catullinus C139)

Jarrett: Municipal Aristocracies (1980) vol.2 p.151-152 (§44 L. Caelius Plautius Catullinus C139)

Klein: Sicilien und Sardinien (1878) p.140 (Q. Coelius Honoratus => Q. Caelius Honoratus cos suff 105)

Leunissen: Konsuln (1989) p.158 ((D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 213, Imperator, his governorships Leunissen disregards), p.196, 234 (Caelius Calvinus cos ante 184),p.196 (Caelius Felix cos suff before 190/192),

p.291 (Caelius Oneratus C137, in Thracia),

Malone: Legio XX Valeria Victrix (2006) p.58-59 (§3 M. Caelius Flavus Proculus C133)

Pflaum: Province de Narbonnaise (1978) p.136 (§2 C. Caelius Martialis, C136, proc Aug. Ferrariarum Galliarum))

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma LXX (M. Caelius Saturninus C146)

Raepsaet-Charlier: Nouvelles recherches sur les femmes senatoriales du Haut-Empire romain, KLIO vol.75, 1993, p.257 (Caelia Domitia, sister to Hadrian, Caelia C143, married to Q. Mucius Scaevola)

Remy: Carrieres Senatoriales (1989) p.70-71 (§52 Q. Caelius Honoratus cos suff 105), p.232-233 (§177 Caelius Calvinus cos suff before 184)

Rutledge: Imperial Inquisitions (2001) p.205 (§18 Caelius Cursor C129)

Salomies: Nomenclature (1992) p.93 (Cn. Arulenus Caelius Sabinus cos suff 69)

Setälä: Roman Brick Stamps (1977) p.82-83 (Caelius Iulianus, owner of figlinae ? = C135)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.139 (Caelius Felix C131 and his descendents down to pope Gregory I (pope 590-604).

Shackleton Bailey: "Two Studies" (1976), p.21 (C. Caelius RE, the Caesarian tr pl, is a C. Coelius, M. Caelius RE11, the eques in Sicilia, he believes is more likely a Coelius (not followed), Q. Caelius RE14, the supporter of M. Antonius

he prefers as a Coelius, T. Caelius RE15 is a Cloelius.)

Sherk: Legates of Galatia (1952) p.81 (D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 213, Imperator, governorship doubtful)

Stein: Thracia (1920) p.40-41 (§31 Caelius Honoratus = Caelius Oneratus C137), p.49-50 (doubts governorship of Thracia of D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 113, the later emperor)

Sumner: Orators (1973) p.146-147 (§R217 M. Caelius Rufus RE35; he refutes Pliny's statement that he was born in 82BC, as curul aedil in 50 he cannot have been born later than 87, or 88 if his praetorship in 48 was suo anno)

Suolahti, Jaakko: Junior Officers (1955) p.349 (§42 Caelii)

Szemler: Priests (1972) p.178 (Lupercus §1 M. Caelius Rufus RE35)

Taylor: Voting Districts (1960/2013) p.199-200 (M. Caelius Rufus RE34 and RE35 in tribus Velina)

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.96 (skeptical of passage in Historia Aug, Max. Balb. 7 that D. Caelius Calvinus Balbinus cos II 213 was governor of Africa, Asia, etc),

p.156 (§35 P. Caelius Optatus leg III Aug 166, C138),

Weiss, Peter: "P. Caelius Optatus, cos. Suff. 167 oder 168 n. Chr.", in ZPE, 140 (2002), p.253-256

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.218 (§77 C. Caelius Rufus RE7, §78 M. Caelius Rufus RE35)

Zmeskal: adfinitas (2009) p.56 (Caelii RE34 RE35),

Changes

13.11.2013 reworked

02.04.2018 New header, reference list plus many updates

Changes

RE10

RE1 cf Aelius 6

M. Caelius

Caelius

tr pl 184 ? or 195

tr mil 178

= C. Aelius

not in RE

C. Caelius C.f.

trib. Aem.

senator (aedilicius) 129

Correction: is a Coelius

RE6 Caecilius 12

RE13

not in RE

RE15

C. Caelius

P. Caelius

Caelius

T. Caelius

pr or promag 90

praefect 87 † suicide

tr pl 87 or 86

senator

from Tarracina

Gallia Transalp

Correction: = Coelius Caldus RE16

† 86 exc

condemned repetundae

†80 murdered

Correction: = Coelius RE6

104/81

Correction: = T. Cloelius

RE34 Nic67

RE8

RE11 Nic65

? = ?

RE11 Nic66

RE2

M. Caelius Rufus

L. Caelius

M. Caelius

Caelius

eques Romanus

witness in trial

eques Romanus,

publicanus , in Asia ?

banker

from Interamnia Praetuttiorum in Picenum,

of A. Caecina 69

at Lilibaeum

recuperator 59

ment by Cicero 50 45

thus trib. Velina, alive 56

on Sicilia 73-71

Cic pro Flaccus-11

RE35

Nic68 Rüpke1007

RE7

RE14

M. Caelius M.f. Rufus

C. Caelius C.f. Rufus

Q. Caelius

* 82 ? (probably earlier 85 or 88)

leg propr 52 tr pl 51

aed ? by 44

ment 66 63 62 prosecuted C. Antonius 59

aedil at Tusculum

friend of M.Antonius 43

prosecuted L. Sempronius Atratinus 57

Correction: = Q. Cloelius

q 57 ? which would give birth in 88

defended by Cicero 56 Lupercus 56

tr pl 52 prosecuted Q. Pompeius Rufus 51

aed cur 50 Caesarian 49 pr pereg 48 † 48 killed

birthyear controversial

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

RE7a

ILS1945

C. Caelius (Rufus?)

M. Caelius Phileros

cos suff 4 BC

libertus,

aedil at Carthago c.30 (or 39)

praef iure dicundo in Carthago c.26

II vir Clupia bis in Africa c.25 or 24 and c.18

Augustalis post 13/12 BC

PIR R p.117

C141

RE33

C129 RE22 Dem238

Curchin729

Curchin 641

C. Caelius Rufus

C. Caelius C.f. Rufus

Caelius Cursor

L. Caelius Alacer

C. Caelius Candidus

tr pl desig,

pr aerarii 13 AD cos ord 17 AD

eques Romanus,

not Alegris

not C. Aelius Caudinus

leg pro pr,

aedil at Tusculum

condemned for false accusation

II vir at Ercavica in Hisp Cit

IIII vir at Clunia in Hisp Cit 14/37 AD

vs Magius Caecilianus pr 21 AD

A1194 RE36 RE Arulenus 2

C140 RE32 Dem473 PME-C32

AE1979-413

Cn. Arulenus Caelius Sabinus

Caelius Pollio

Sex. Caelius Tuscus

cos suff 69

eques

from Ulpia Vetera in Germ Inf,

jurist, amicus of Vespasian,

praef of fort at Gornaea in

leg leg VI Vic. 73 (71/73)

adopted by a Cn. Arulenus ?

northern Armenia 51

C134 RE26

C1244 RE Coelius 19 Caelius 26a

(C.?) Caelius Florus

Q. Caelius Honoratus

proc Aug Lycia (C ) 116-117

praef frumenti dandi,

leg of procos Sicilia,

leg of procos Pontus et Bithynia c.96-97

procos Cyprus 101-102 cos suff 105

C127 RE17 RE21a

C136 PME-C31 Pf74

A45 RE17

Coelius Clemens (RE17)

C. Caelius C.f.Martialis

Caelius Attianus

Caelius Clemens (C127 RE21a)

trib Ouf

Correction: = P. Acilius Attianus A45

related to Pliny's mother-in-law

praef coh in Raetia, tr mil XIII Gem in Dacia,

eques from Italica in Baetica

Pompeia Celerina FOS626,

donis donatus by Trajan, supply officer Dacia 105-106

guardian of 10 year old Hadrian 86/85

promoted to office in Bithynia by

proc Achaia (C ) c.107/114

praef praet 117-119

Trajan

proc Aug Ferrariarum Galliarum (C )

ornamenta consularia c.119

C138 RE30

A253 AE1994-104

C146 RE Saturninus ???

FOS519

C123 RE28

P. Caelius Optatus

C. Caelius Secundus

M. Caelius Saturninus

Manlia Pudentilla

Caelius? ….illianus Ma(ximus?)

leg leg III Aug in Numidia 166

(not C. Aelius)

notable from Timgad

clarissima femina from Timgad

Correction: = C. Aelius Sextilianus Maximus

and thus governor of Numidia

cos suff 157

flamen perpetuus

flaminica of Timgad

curator aedium scararum et

cos suff 167 or 168

curator aedium scararum et

sub Antoninus Pius

1 ~ (P. Flavius)

operum publicorum 159

~ Flavia Ti.f. Procilla

2 ~ L. Valerius Maximus

flaminica perpetua at Timgad

C131 RE23

C125 RE19

C146

RE41 FOS165

PIR Q p.4 RE32a

C137 RE29

Caelius Felix

Caelius Calvinus

Marcia Caelia Procilla

P. Flavius Pudens Pomponianus

Caelius Quadratus

Caelius Oneratus

cos suff before 190/192

from Italica in Baetica

clar vir

procur Aug Achaia

leg Aug pro pr Thracia

† killed by Commodus 190/192

cos suff before 184

? adopt by C. Flavius Pudens

177/179 or 179/180

under Septimius Severus - 194/195

leg Aug pro pr Cappadocia 184

? = L. Caelius M.f. Quadratus

alive 191

CIL-X-7191 in Sicilia

C126 RE20

Rükpe1003

F346 RE157

C132 RE24

AE1993-1789

(Caelius Felix)

D. Caelius (Calvinus) Balbinus

P. Flavius Pudens Pomponianus

Q. Caelius Flavianus

M. Caelius Faustinus

IMP CAESAR D. CAELIUS CALVINUS BALBINUS AUG

signo Vocontius,

clarissimus vir 223

cos suff 206

* 165/175 (*178?) salius Pal c .191/195

q Sicilia, tr pl, pr, praef frumenti dandi,

patron of Canusium

Gallia, Thracia, Galatia et Pontus,

Aquitania,

cos suff ann inc, Bithynia c.200, cos II ord 213, Amicus caracalla,

procos Cyrene et Creta

procos Africa, procos Asia, XX vir rei publicae curandae 238

ment 215, start 3rd century

Imp 238 for 99 days † 238 murdered by praetorians, aged 60

pont max 238, career before emperor doubtful,

AE1991-1591

C139 RE31

Caelius Felix

L. Caelius Plautius Catullinus

leg Arabia 246/247

clarissimus vir, tribunicius,

see C44 Caelius Felix

curator rei publicae at Sufetula

in Africa, 3rd century (c.250)

C142 RE38a PLRE Sev21

Caelius Severus

signo Thoracius

vir clar, patricius 282

cos suff ante 282

curator rei publicae et

patronus Pupput in Africa

UNCERTAIN DATE

C124 RE9

C133 RE25

C135 RE27

CIL-XV-475

C128

C130 PLRE Fel2

C143

L. Caelius

M. Caelius Flavus Proculus

M. Caelius Iulianus

?=?

Caelius Iulianus

M. Caelius Clodianus

Caelius Felicissimus

Caelia [..] M.f.

cos suff anno incert

? or Flavius

tr laticlav XIII Gemina

clar vir

vir clarissimus

vir egreg,

honored at Ephesus

probably not a consul but

X vir stlit iudic, tr laticl XX Val Vic in Brit,

not earlier than M. Aurelius

dominus figlinae

3rd century

1st century

a 1st century BC

VI vir turmae equitum Romanorum,

end Pius - start M. Aurelius

~ Luria Ianuaria

~ Q. Mucius Scaevola

negotiator

q, tr pl cand, pr cand,

clar fem

M695

curator rei publicae of in Aquinumin Latium,

Christian

later 2nd or early 3rd century

? son of Flavus cos 160

C144 FOS163

C145 FOS164

RE4a

Curchin795

Curchin659

PME-C33

Caelia Galla

Caelia Maxima

Caelius

Caelius Clouti f.

C. Cae[lius?] Sal[vianus]

ment on fistula aquaria,

clarissima femina

curator aquarum et Miniciae

magistrate at Maggava in Hisp Cit

IIII vir at Clunia in Hisp Cit.

praef alae in Dacia

2nd century

late 2nd/3rd century

1st century

c.150/250

~ Q. Marcius Blandus M48

estates in Milev, Numidia