Gallic Wars : list of legates and other staff officers in Julius Caesar's army

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I am currently reading the book series Marius' Mules about the Gallic Wars (first 9 volumes, one book per year) and the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey. It is historical fiction, but written based on Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. Caesar's book is notoriously tedious to read and author Simon Turney wanted to provide the reader with a more entertaining historical account with adventure, gory battles, camaraderie and humour. It's a great read, although the author is still finding his writing style in the first volume. The main character is fictional (Marcus Falerius Fronto), but most of the others are real.

I was looking for a list of Caesar's officers and the years each served as legate, but the information is surprisingly hard to come by. For once I found more information in French than in English. Many officers didn't serve for the 9 years of the war (58-50 BCE) and Caesar rarely mentioned which legate was appointed to which legion. Here is a quick summary. I listed the officers by seniority in Caesar's army (first joined, then longest serving on top).

Name	Years served (BCE)	Legion	Rank (year)
Titus Labienus	58-50	9th & 10th	Legate (58-50)
Publius Vatinius	58-50		Legate (58-56, 51), Praetor (55)
Aulus Hirtius	58-50		Legate (58-54)
Marcus Vitruvius Mamurra	58-50		Praefectus fabrum (chief engineer)
Servius Sulpicius Rufus	58-52		Legate
Quintus Titurius Sabinus	58-54 (†)	8th	Legate (57-54)
Publius Licinius Crassus	58-56	7th	Legate (?)
Quintus Pedius	58-56		Legate (58-56)
Gaius Volusenus Quadratus	57-51	12th	Tribune (57-53), Legate (52)
Quintus Tullius Cicero	57-52		Legate (57-52)
Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta	57-54 (†)	8th	Legate
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus	56-52	Navy	Legate
Titus Terrasidius	56-55	7th (cavalry)	Officer
Lucius Minucius Basilus	55-52		Legate (?)
Gaius Trebonius	54-50		Legate (54-50)
Mark Antony	54-50		Quaestor (52), Legate (51)
Lucius Munatius Plancus	54-52		Legate
Marcus Licinius Crassus	54		Quaestor (54)
Gaius Messius	54		Officer
Lucius Roscius Fabatus	54	13th	Legate (54)
Quintus Atrius	54		Officer
Titus Sextius	53-50		?
Gaius Volcatius Tullus	53-51		?
Gaius Antistius Reginus	53-52		Legate (53-52)
Marcus Junius Brutus	53		?
Gaius Caninius Rebilus	52-50		Tribune (52), Legate (51)
Lucius Julius Caesar	52		Legate
Marcus Sempronius Rutilus	52		Legate
Marcus Aristius	52		Officer
Quintus Fufius Calenus	51-50		Legate (51-50)
Gaius Fabius	51		Legate
Quintus Attius Varus	51		general of the horse
Publius Ventidius Bassus	?		?

A few centurions from Caesar's legions in Gaul are even known by name. Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo have become famous thanks to their depictions in the HBO series Rome.

Gaius Crastinus	10th legion	Primus Pilus
Publius Sextius Baculus	12th legion	Primus Pilus
Titus Balventius	8th legion	Primus Pilus
Lucius Vorenus	11th legion (?)	Centurion
Titus Pullo	11th legion (?)	Centurion
Quintus Lucanius		Centurion
Marcus Caesius Scaeva	11th or 12th legion	Centurion