Gnaeus Caecilius Simplex was a Roman senator, who was active during the middle of the first century AD.
The first was being in charge of recording the names of volunteers wanting to join Vitellius' army against the forces of Vespasian.
[3] The second, on the morning of 18 December of the same year, was to refuse to accept Vitellius' dagger when he attempted to give it away as a form of resigning the office of emperor.
This led Olli Salomies to conclude "the most economical explanation for the existence of the three contemporary Cn.
Pinarius, probably a man of means but perhaps without an offspring, who could have adopted by testament three promising younger senators.