Gaius Calpurnius Piso (consul 180 BC)
Gaius Calpurnius Piso († 180 BC ) was a Roman statesman and consul .
Life
Caius Calpurnius Piso was the son of the eponymous praetor Gaius Calpurnius Piso , who lived in 209 BC. BC died. Piso was born in 186 BC. BC like his father praetor and in the following year governor in Hispania ulterior . After a few unfortunate skirmishes , he and his colleague Lucius Quinctius Crispinus defeated the Lusitans and Celtiberians in a great battle on the Tagus. Due to this, Piso could 184 BC. Hold a triumphal procession . 181 BC BC he was triumvir coloniae deducendae for the Graviscae colony . In 180 BC He was elected consul. Shortly before he was supposed to go to Liguria after taking office , Piso died. Allegedly his wife Quarta Hostilia poisoned him.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Calpurnius 62 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, column 1376.
- Iris Hofmann-Löbl: The Calpurnii. Political activity and family continuity (= European university publications. Series 3: History and its auxiliary sciences. 705). Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1996, ISBN 3-631-49668-0 , pp. 29-38 (also: dissertation, University of Gießen, 1994).
Remarks
- ↑ Titus Livius 39: 6,1.
- ↑ Livy 39, 30-31.
- ↑ Livy 39:42.
- ↑ Livy 40, 29.
- ↑ Livy 40:35 .
- ↑ Livy 40, 37, 5.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calpurnius Piso, Gaius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piso, Gaius Calpurnius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 180 BC Chr. |