Gallus in 59 BC, had accused
Quintus Fabius Maximus and
Gaius Antonius Hybrida of the
Lex Acilia repetundarum, whom Cicero defended the accused. In 56 BC, while
tribune of the Roman citizens, Gallus tried to increase the power and influence of
Pompey. Gallus assisted the
Greek Ptolemaic Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes of
Egypt to reclaim his throne. He forwarded a suggestion that Pompey, accompanied only by two
lictors accompany Ptolemy back to
Alexandria for Ptolemy to create a reconciliation with the citizens of Egypt. This was about to happen, but never occurred. In 55 BC, Gallus was accused, probably by Marcus Colonius, for an unknown transgression. At the request of Pompey, Cicero defended him. Gallus travelled to
Greece in 51 BC and became a
praetor in
Achaea, then travelled to
Athens, to visit Cicero. During the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, Gallus remained neutral. Gallus had a
son of the same name, who served as a consul with
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in 37 BC and a
grandson of the same name that served as a consul in 2 BC, along with
Marcus Plautius Silvanus. The historian
Plutarch erroneously refers to the elder Gallus as Canidius. ==See also==