Calpurnia Hispulla
Calpurnia Hispulla was an aunt of the wife of the Roman senator and writer Pliny the Younger .
Like Pliny, her family came from Comum (now Como ) and belonged to the ordo equester ("knighthood"). After the death of her brother and his wife, Calpurnia Hispulla took care of the upbringing of her niece, who was also called Calpurnia and became Pliny 's third wife. Pliny himself also knew Hispulla in his childhood. She is the addressee of two received letters (4, 19 and 8, 11) from him, in which he reports about his wife, and is mentioned in four other letters in which he particularly praises Calpurnia Hispulla's upbringing of his wife.
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| SURNAME | Calpurnia Hispulla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hispulla, Calpurnia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Correspondent of the younger Pliny |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |