Lucilius, Gaius, c.180-102? B.C., Latin satiric poet, considered the founder of Latin satire, b. Campania, Italy. About 1,300 fragments survive from his 30 books. He influenced Horace, Persius, and Juvenal.

Gaius, in the New Testament. 1 Corinthian Christian, Paul's host. 2 Corinthian baptized by Paul. 3 Companion of Paul, native of Derbe. 4 Macedonian companion of Paul. 5 Christian to whom 3 John is addressed. It is not known which, if any, of these men are identical.

Gaius, fl. 2d cent., Roman jurist. He is known for the Institutes (repr., 2 vol., 1967; Vol. I is a translation of the text, Vol. II consists of commentaries), a legal textbook that contributed materially to modern knowledge of early Roman law. It was much used in the compilation of the Corpus Juris Civilis.

(born circa 201, Budalia, Pannonia Inferior—died June 251, Abrittus, Moesia) Roman emperor (249–251). Of uncertain origins, he served as senator, consul, and provincial military commander before taking the throne from Philip the Arabian. He resisted the Gothic invasion of Moesia and instituted the first organized persecution of Christians throughout the empire (250), which only served to strengthen the Christian cause. He ended the persecutions in 251, shortly before he was defeated and killed by the Goths.

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(born circa 201, Budalia, Pannonia Inferior—died June 251, Abrittus, Moesia) Roman emperor (249–251). Of uncertain origins, he served as senator, consul, and provincial military commander before taking the throne from Philip the Arabian. He resisted the Gothic invasion of Moesia and instituted the first organized persecution of Christians throughout the empire (250), which only served to strengthen the Christian cause. He ended the persecutions in 251, shortly before he was defeated and killed by the Goths.

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(born July 12/13, 100, Rome—died March 15, 44 BC, Rome) Celebrated Roman general, statesman, and dictator. A patrician by birth, he held the prominent posts of quaestor and praetor before becoming governor of Farther Spain in 61–60. He formed the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus in 60 and was elected consul in 59 and proconsul in Gaul and Illyria in 58. After conducting the Gallic Wars, during which he invaded Britain (55, 54) and crossed the Rhine (55, 53), he was instructed by the Senate to lay down his command, Senate conservatives having grown wary of his increasing power, as had a suspicious Pompey. When the Senate would not command Pompey to give up his command simultaneously, Caesar, against regulations, led his forces across the Rubicon River (49) between Gaul and Italy, precipitating the Roman Civil War. Pompey fled from Italy but was pursued and defeated by Caesar in 48; he then fled to Egypt, where he was murdered. Having followed Pompey to Egypt, Caesar became lover to Cleopatra and supported her militarily. He defeated Pompey's last supporters in 46–45. He was named dictator for life by the Romans. He was offered the crown (44) but refused it, knowing the Romans' dislike for kings. He was in the midst of launching a series of political and social reforms when he was assassinated in the Senate House on the ides of March by conspirators led by Cassius and Brutus. His writings on the Gallic and Civil wars are considered models of classical historiography.

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Gaius, alternately spelled Caius, was a common Roman praenomen. It is abbreviated C.; the abbreviation goes back to before the Roman alphabet distinguished between C and G.

In classical times, the name was pronounced in three syllables, Gāius [ˈgɑːius].

Some individuals with this name are:

People

Real people

• Gaius (jurist), the jurist (the rest of his name is unknown)
• Gaius Acilius
• Gaius Antonius
• Gaius Antonius Hybrida
• Gaius Asinius Gallus
• Gaius Asinius Pollio
• Gaius Ateius Capito
• Gaius Aurelius Cotta
• Gaius Calpurnius Piso
• Gaius Canuleius, a tribune
• Gaius Cassius Longinus
• Gaius Claudius Marcellus
• Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman orator famous for the annals and histories.
• Gaius Duilius
• Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
• Gaius Flaminius
• Gaius Flavius Fimbria
• Gaius Gracchus
• Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus
• Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, consul and Syrian prince
• Gaius Julius Caesar, most commonly known as simply "Julius Caesar"
• Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, most commonly known by his nickname "Caligula"
• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, most commonly known as "Augustus Caesar"
• Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus
• Gaius Julius Caesar (or Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa)
• Gaius Julius Callistus
• Gaius Julius Civilis
• Gaius Julius Hyginus
• Gaius Julius Marcus
• Gaius Julius Priscus
• Gaius Julius Solinus
• Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
• Gaius Laelius
• Gaius Licinius Stolo
• Gaius Livius Drusus
• Gaius Lucilius
• Gaius Lutatius Catulus
• Gaius Maecenas
• Gaius Marcius Rutilus
• Gaius Marius
• Gaius Matius
• Gaius Memmius
• Gaius Nautius Rutilus
• Gaius Octavius
• Gaius Oppius
• Gaius Papirius Carbo, a consul of 120 BC
• Gaius Papirius Carbo, a tribune of 90 BC
• Gaius Popillius Laenas
• Gaius Rabirius
• Gaius Rubellius Blandus
• Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
• Gaius Servilius Ahala
• Gaius Servilius Glaucia
• Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus
• Gaius Valerius Pudens
• Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa (or Gaius Julius Caesar)
• Gaius Volusenus

Fictional people

• Gaius Octavian, Rome
• Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
• Gaius Baltar, Battlestar Galactica
• Gaius Sextus, Gaius Septus and Gaius Octavius aka Tavi, Codex Alera

See also

• Caius