It seems, therefore, most probable that he was born in the year 84 B.C., and that he died at the age of thirty, either late in 54 B.C. or early in 53 B.C. The much less important, but still more disputed question as to his 'praenomen,' appears now to be conclusively settled, in accordance with the evidence of Jerome and Apuleius, in favour of gaius, and against Quintus.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
In the middle of the second century, the jurist gaius lays it down that the formation of new colleges was restrained by laws, decrees of the Senate, and imperial constitutions, although a certain number of societies, both in Rome and the provinces, such as those of the miners, salt workers, bakers, and boatmen, were authorised.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
So there they went, and the host, whose name was gaius, said: Come in, for my house was built for none but such as you.
"The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable"
Mary Godolphin