person
Marcus Caelius Rufus
Caelius
M. Caelius Rufus (c. 82–48 BC), the orator famed for his irascibility, who demanded that even his agreeable dinner-companion contradict him so they could quarrel.
Reading notes
- On Anger §3.8 Caelius
M. Caelius Rufus, the orator notorious for his temper, who demanded that even an agreeable dinner guest contradict him 'so we may be two.'
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §19.113.26 Caelius
M. Caelius Rufus (c. 82–48 BC), the brilliant orator and correspondent of Cicero; the exclamation 'O sorry trifles!' is ascribed to him.