person
Caelius
also: Coelius
A robber paired with Birrius; named to say that even a real criminal has nothing to fear from a satirist who is no informer.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.4 the robbers Caelius and Birrius
Caelius and Birrius, a pair of notorious robbers; named to argue that even a real criminal has nothing to fear from a satirist who is no informer.