Gaius Caninius Rebilus

Gaius Caninius Rebilus was a politician and general in the final phase of the Roman Republic. His life data are not known, the highest office, which he reached, the Suffektkonsulat was in the year 45 BC

Career

The plebeian gene of the canines is attested since the 2nd century BC, without any special achievements of their relatives have survived. Rebilus itself is first mentioned as legate Gaius Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars, fighting against Vercingetorix in 52 BC, then more frequently in 51 Later he was on a diplomatic mission when attempting a settlement with Pompey worked. Could Judging by the course of his future career, he held the praetorship have in 48. Then he again served as a general in the war in Africa and in Spain, in the meantime 46 as proconsul of the province of Africa. He was one of the typical representatives of the political class of the late Republic, who had joined the later dictator.

Consulate

So it is not because its merits, lifted out the Rebilus from his peers, but a cruel joke, the Caesar allowed himself with the institutions of the state. This was the year 45 shall act as sole consul, temporarily as a dictator, but then can still choose two Suffektkonsuln October. One of them, Quintus Fabius Maximus, died unexpectedly at noon on December 31. Instead of the year with a single consul to quit, let Caesar, in disregard of the jurisdiction and on a non- regularly occupied People's Assembly still choose ( Comitia ), for the last eleven hours of the year with another canine Suffektkonsul.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, this method has portrayed a friend and tied bitter remarks about it. Under the consulate of the newly elected no one had breakfast, but he was also so vigilant, that during his whole term of office nothing bad had happened; but he had devoted as consul no eye. The episode may appear corresponding sites ridiculous, but if he see her, he could not hold back the tears. It was also reported in later sources, not only from Plutarch, but also on the Historia Augusta and Macrobius.