Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

CALP2274 Cn. Calpurnius (69) Piso

Status

Life Dates

  • 64, death - violent (Broughton MRR II) Expand

    Murdered in mutiny.

Relationships

married to
Popillia (33) = Paulla Popillia (daughter of? M. Popillius (23, cf. 7) M. f. Laenas (leg. pro. pr. early C1)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

IG 7.268, 7.305

father of
? Cn. Calpurnius (95) Cn. f. Cn. n. Piso Frugi (q.? 50) (Zmeskal 2009)

Career

  • Quaestor Pro Praetore 65 Hispania Citerior (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Quaestor pro praetore in Nearer Spain by decree of the Senate (CIL 12.2.749-ILS 875; Sall. Cat. 19.1). After the failure of the so-called first Catilinarian conspiracy he received an extraordinary command in Nearer Spain from the Senate, apparently through the influence of Crassus (Cic. Sull. 67-68; Mur. 81; Sall. Cat. 19, and 21.3; Ascon. 66, and 83, and 92 C, with fr. of Cic. Tog. Cand.; Suet. Iul. 9.3; Dio 36.44. 4-5; cf. IG 7.268, and 305). See 64, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Quaestor Pro Praetore 64 Hispania Citerior (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Quaestor pro praetore in Nearer Spain (see 65, Promagistrates), where he was killed by mutinous Spanish horsemen (Sall. Cat. 19.3-5; Ascon. 92-93 C; Dio 36.44.5). (Broughton MRR II)

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