Gaius Salvius Liberalis was a Roman aristocrat and general, who held civil office in Britain and a religious office in Rome.

The historical facts about him provide the basis for the fictional character Gaius Salvius Liberalis in the Cambridge Latin Course

Cambridge Latin Course

The Cambridge Latin Course is a series of textbooks published by Cambridge University Press, used to teach Latin to secondary school students. First published in 1970, the series is now in its fifth edition, and has sold over 3.5 million copies...

. He grew up in Italy and moved to Rome, where he became very successful in the position of a senator and lawyer

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

. He then became an Arval Brother

Arval Brethren

In ancient Roman religion, the Arval Brethren or Arval Brothers were a body of priests who offered annual sacrifices to the Lares and gods to guarantee good harvests...

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