He was probably quaestor in 237 or 236 BC, and curule aedile about 235. Marcellus was elected curule aedile in 56 BC. He served as curule aedile alongside Julius Caesar in 65 BC. These included the curule aedile, the praetor, the consul, the magister equitum, and the dictator. Magistrates were organized into three levels&colon; quaestor, aedile and duumviri. The quaestor in the provinces also performed the duties of the curule aedile. Government positions such as quaestor, aedile, or praefect were funded by the office-holder. "aedile" in 75, "praetor" in 72, and "consul" in 69. He started his political career as curule aedile in 195 BC. In 99 BC, he was curule aedile, a junior political position. Corculum's first known magistracy is that of curule aedile in 169. Caelius was tribune of the "plebs" in 52 and curule aedile in 50. The position of curule aedile was quite prestigious for a man like Marcellus. Soon after, Cicero won election as aedile. The Comitia Tributa elected the Quaestors (financial magistrates) and the patrician Curule Aedile.