The second is in the Fasti Ostienses, where he is presented as "[C. Vibius] Rufinus"; in this case, the engraver was distracted by the name on the next line, "C. Pomponius Graecinus.
[5] An inscription found near Tusculum names a freedman of the married couple, providing further evidence of their marriage: "M. Publilius Publiliae et C. Vibi Rufi l.
"[7] Between the unknown date of this marriage, and his consulate, Rufus established himself as an orator: Seneca the Younger mentions him almost thirty times in his writings.
Another inscription attests that a few years after he stepped down from that office, Rufus was appointed president of the curatores riparum et alvei Tiberis, one of the officials responsible for public works inside the city, regulating the Tiber and the maintenance of Rome's sanitation system;[9] this board was created in response to a severe flood the year prior to Rufus' consulship.
Ronald Syme mentions the possibility that after he completed his duties on that board Rufus might have also been appointed curator aquarum between Gaius Fonteius Capito and Marcus Cocceius Nerva.