Gnaeus Rufus

Gnaeus Rufus, a character in the A Courtesan of Rome book, is a tribune, and the man responsible for capturing Main Character and her family. Although he is first seen in Chapter 2, his name is not revealed until Chapter 3.

Appearance
Gnaeus has cropped brown hair, green eyes, and a scar on his left cheek. He wears golden and red clothes underneath a brown armor.

Personality
He is shown to be cruel and arrogant, as he is the one who attacks your village and takes your family hostage. He wants to "break" Cingerix's spirit but appears to never have the chance when Aquila takes Cingerix instead.

A Courtesan of Rome

 * Chapter 2: Crossing the Rubicon
 * Chapter 3: The Aid of the Gods
 * Chapter 4: The Hunt
 * Chapter 5: Red-Handed
 * Chapter 6: Marked  (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 7: A Fighting Chance  (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 8: The Goddess is Watching  (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 1: Trial By Combat  (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 12: Raising the Stakes  (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: Bread and Circus  (Determinant)
 * Chapter 15: Best Served Cold  (Mentioned)

Main Character
Eight years ago, he is the one who leads the attack against Main Character's village and takes her family hostage. When he tries to capture Main Character, Main Character slashes him with a knife across his face, leaving him a scar.

Later, when he sees Main Character in Rome, he feels attracted to Main Character and doesn't remember Main Character from the past. Main Character uses that to her advantage and can either show her hatred for him or mask it. Because he will be leaving on a three-year posting in Africa, Main Character decides she cannot wait for him to return and must take her vengeance that night. At the end of Chapter 5, he is either murdered by Main Character (by poison or stabbing) or if Main Character attempts to interrogate him, he tries to kill Main Character, runs into her dagger and ends up killing himself.

Victus
Eight years ago, he and his troop captured Victus and his family because the legate wanted him for a Triumph.

Cingerix
Eight years ago, he wanted to keep Cingerix as his slave as it would be "fun" to break him. However, it is revealed later that Aquila was the one to keep Cingerix as his slave before selling him to the mines.

Syphax
Syphax takes the blame for his death.

Rufus Glycia
Rufus Glycia is Gnaeus Rufus's father.

Trivia

 * He resembles Jeff Duffy from Veil of Secrets.