person
Quintus Pilius Celer
Pilius
also: Q. Pilius, Pilius, Pilio, Q. Pilius Celer
A kinsman (necessarius) of Cicero's friend Atticus, brother (or close relative) of Atticus's wife Pilia; in 51 BC he prosecuted M. Servilius for extortion. A respected orator of the period.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 11.4 §1 The rest Celer will tell
Q. Pilius Celer, a connection of Atticus (whose wife Pilia was Celer's relation), here serving as the trusted courier who will relay verbally what Cicero dares not commit to writing under Caesarian watch.