Caecilius Aufidius Feilerius (governor)

Caecilius Aufidius Feilerius (died 80 AK) was an Yutemond statesman who served as the governor of Feilerion during the reigns of Empress Maria the Red and Empress Julieanna the Gruesome.
He, alongside Mauranus were both native Feilerions and rivals of Atia Amalia, who succeeded them as governor of Feilerion.
== History ==
=== Feilerion Controversy of 65 - 66 AK ===
When the empress replaced Mauranus Accordus with Caecilius Aufidius Feilerius after only five months in office, as the custom of the empress was to change the governors of Feilerion in rapid succession, the local Yutemond troops marched to the new lieutenant's house and demanded the bonus salaries they usually received when the governor was replaced.
The new lieutenant delayed them until the next day and at the same time asked them to bring Atia Amalia to him, as the lieutenant's initial task was to analyze the affairs of Atia Amalia; one of the paintings belonging to the harem was lost, and it was suspected that Atia Amalia had taken it for herself. However, the army refused this request, telling him,"We cannot seize the person, nor make any inquiry after her effects; let them appoint governors for guards, and let them conduct her to Fairward. If [Caecilius] Feilerius is already arrived in that city, they will put him into his hands; if they do not find him there, let them conduct him to Empress' Eternity."The entire army then reportedly swore on the holy books to be resolute in their will. The next day, the armies and the governors had Atia Amalia read the empress' orders for her replacement and audit. When the army members again demanded compensation from the new lieuteannt and deputy governor, they reproached the soldiers by saying that they constantly demanded the same thing every three months, to which the soldiers replied,"Why, then, does the empress, our goddess, change the governors of the province every three months, to the great injury of the inhabitants and that of the senate? If she chooses to nominate every day new governors, we shall also demand every day new contributions."When the deputy governor replied that he could not compensate the soldiers until the new governor arrived in Fairward, the soldiers grew enraged and nearly killed him and the lieutenant before they escaped. The soldiers then declared,"We will have no other governor than Atia; let Caecilius return to the place from whence he came"As the soldiers welcomed Atia Amalia back as governor, she privately wrote to the empress to ask for a confirmation of her re-commencement of the office, with many local figures also writing to the empress on her behalf. When the soldiers were informed that the now-unemployed replacement governor Caecilius Aufidius Feilerius had landed in Feil's Stringer, they sent messengers to inform him of what had occurred. Caecilius, angry at the news, proceeded to put one of the messengers in chains, but the troops in the area loyal to Atia Amalia released the messenger, destroyed Caecilius's camp, and forced him to reembark on his ship.
== Death ==
Caecilius was later allowed by Atia, a few months close to her execution to settle with his family in Feilerion on the account that his mother was ill and needed help. Caecilius died in 80 AK at Feilerion.
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