Caelius was quaestor 55 or 54, tribune of the "plebs" in 52, and curule aedile in 50.
The first secession was caused by the excessive burden of debts that weighed on the plebs.
The famine arose because the plebeian farmers had not sown their fields during the secession of the plebs which ended the previous year.
Two were aediles plebis; the other two were called the "aediles curules" and these were open to both the plebs and to patricians.
Themselves melancholic, they were dismissed by the critic for displaying a sentimental humanism which is foremost loved by the plebs.
The two most important were the tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes.
The tribunes of the plebs denounce the rich patricians who monopolized public lands and demand fairer land distribution.
This office was the first government position held by the plebs, since at this time the office of consul was held by patricians solely.
